Index: object.cc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gold/object.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.118
diff -u -p -r1.118 object.cc
--- object.cc	15 Jan 2010 01:44:22 -0000	1.118
+++ object.cc	10 Feb 2010 19:26:16 -0000
@@ -1609,9 +1609,13 @@ Sized_relobj<size, big_endian>::do_count
       //   - the symbol has a name.
       //
       // We do not discard a symbol if it needs a dynamic symbol entry.
+      // Also, if we are generating a relocatable output file, then 
+      // some of the local symbols may be required by relocs; we output them
+      // below if they are needed.
       if (discard_locals
 	  && sym.get_st_type() != elfcpp::STT_FILE
 	  && !lv.needs_output_dynsym_entry()
+	  && !lv.needs_output_symtab_entry()
 	  && parameters->target().is_local_label_name(name))
 	{
 	  lv.set_no_output_symtab_entry();