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diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index 1e2f335..7793e82 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -434,7 +434,12 @@ bfd_elf_record_link_assignment (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
/* Since we're defining the symbol, don't let it seem to have not
been defined. record_dynamic_symbol and size_dynamic_sections
- may depend on this. */
+ may depend on this.
+ ??? Changing bfd_link_hash_undefined to bfd_link_hash_new (or
+ to bfd_link_hash_undefweak, see linker.c:link_action) runs the risk
+ of some later symbol manipulation setting the symbol back to
+ bfd_link_hash_undefined, and the linker trying to add the symbol to
+ the undefs list twice. */
if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak
|| h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined)
h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_new;