1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bfd/syms.c b/bfd/syms.c
index 23a1c19..feaddd6 100644
--- a/bfd/syms.c
+++ b/bfd/syms.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ SUBSECTION
 |	     process_symbol (symbol_table[i]);
 |	  }
 
-	All storage for the symbols themselves is in an obstack
+	All storage for the symbols themselves is in an objalloc
 	connected to the BFD; it is freed when the BFD is closed.
 
 
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ bfd_is_local_label (abfd, sym)
 {
   if ((sym->flags & (BSF_GLOBAL | BSF_WEAK)) != 0)
     return false;
+  if (sym->name == NULL)
+    return false;
   return bfd_is_local_label_name (abfd, sym->name);
 }