*** ../binutils-2.20.51.0.10.original/bfd/elf.c	2010-08-10 15:04:55.000000000 +0100

--- bfd/elf.c	2010-08-10 15:05:42.000000000 +0100

*************** _bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data (bfd *ibf

*** 1074,1079 ****

--- 1074,1087 ----

    /* Copy object attributes.  */

    _bfd_elf_copy_obj_attributes (ibfd, obfd);

+ 

+   /* If the input BFD has the OSABI field set and the

+      output BFD does not, then copy the value.  */

+   if (elf_elfheader (ibfd)->e_ident [EI_OSABI] != ELFOSABI_NONE

+       && elf_elfheader (obfd)->e_ident [EI_OSABI] == ELFOSABI_NONE)

+     elf_elfheader (obfd)->e_ident [EI_OSABI] =

+       elf_elfheader (ibfd)->e_ident [EI_OSABI];

+ 

    return TRUE;

  }