1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/bfd/opncls.c b/bfd/opncls.c
index 32d223e..c244388 100644
--- a/bfd/opncls.c
+++ b/bfd/opncls.c
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 #define S_IXOTH 0001	/* Execute by others.  */
 #endif
 
+/* Counter used to initialize the bfd identifier.  */
+
+static unsigned int _bfd_id_counter = 0;
+
 /* fdopen is a loser -- we should use stdio exclusively.  Unfortunately
    if we do that we can't use fcntl.  */
 
@@ -50,6 +54,8 @@ _bfd_new_bfd ()
   if (nbfd == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
+  nbfd->id = _bfd_id_counter++;
+
   nbfd->memory = (PTR) objalloc_create ();
   if (nbfd->memory == NULL)
     {