diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index b83198cf4e..782f959a9f 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-07-20  H.J. Lu  <hjl@gnu.org>
+
+	* elflink.h (NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections)): Set DT_FLAGS_1
+	only if info->new_dtags is true.
+
 2000-07-20  H.J. Lu  <hjl@gnu.org>
 
 	* elflink.h (NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections)): Set
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.h b/bfd/elflink.h
index 10cf2ae8b9..5e74a5f427 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.h
+++ b/bfd/elflink.h
@@ -3144,7 +3144,7 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
 	    return false;
 	}
 
-      if (info->flags_1)
+      if (info->new_dtags && info->flags_1)
 	{
 	  if (! info->shared)
 	    info->flags_1 &= ~ (DF_1_INITFIRST