diff --git a/gprof/ChangeLog b/gprof/ChangeLog
index 8f12bf1fbc..e10ee4f752 100644
--- a/gprof/ChangeLog
+++ b/gprof/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Mon Dec 29 14:17:08 1997  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
+
+	* core.c (core_sym_class): Treat weak symbols as text symbols.
+	From Dean Gaudet <dgaudet@arctic.org>.
+
 Wed Sep 24 11:35:43 1997  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
 
 	* aclocal.m4: Rebuild with new libtool.
diff --git a/gprof/core.c b/gprof/core.c
index 3103dc281f..e390b1e299 100644
--- a/gprof/core.c
+++ b/gprof/core.c
@@ -231,6 +231,13 @@ DEFUN (core_sym_class, (sym), asymbol * sym)
       return i;			/* it's a global symbol */
     }
 
+  if (i == 'W')
+    {
+      /* Treat weak symbols as text symbols.  FIXME: a weak symbol may
+         also be a data symbol.  */
+      return 'T';
+    }
+
   if (i != 't')
     {
       /* not a static text symbol */