if (newc < 0)
as_fatal (_("can't extend frag %u chars"), nchars);
- /* Force to allocate at least NEWC bytes. */
+ /* Force to allocate at least NEWC bytes, but not less than the
+ default. */
oldc = obstack_chunk_size (&frchain_now->frch_obstack);
- obstack_chunk_size (&frchain_now->frch_obstack) = newc;
+ if (newc > oldc)
+ obstack_chunk_size (&frchain_now->frch_obstack) = newc;
while (obstack_room (&frchain_now->frch_obstack) < nchars)
{