if (bfd_is_com_section (output_section)
|| bfd_is_abs_section (output_section)
- || bfd_is_und_section (output_section))
+ || bfd_is_und_section (output_section)
+ /* PR gas/3041 a.out relocs against weak symbols
+ must be treated as if they were against externs. */
+ || (sym->flags & BSF_WEAK))
{
if (bfd_abs_section_ptr->symbol == sym)
{