diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 3321856b74..4bfa63f136 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-08-23  Frediano Ziglio  <Frediano.Ziglio@vodafone.com>
+
+	* archive.c (hpux_uid_gid_encode): Fix thinko decrementing "cnt"
+	variable.
+
 2006-08-22  Daniel Jacobowitz  <dan@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_copy_indirect_symbol): Only copy
diff --git a/bfd/archive.c b/bfd/archive.c
index d6930fb84b..24bb048138 100644
--- a/bfd/archive.c
+++ b/bfd/archive.c
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ hpux_uid_gid_encode (char str[6], long int id)
   str[5] = '@' + (id & 3);
   id >>= 2;
 
-  for (cnt = 4; cnt >= 0; ++cnt, id >>= 6)
+  for (cnt = 4; cnt >= 0; --cnt, id >>= 6)
     str[cnt] = ' ' + (id & 0x3f);
 }
 #endif	/* HPUX_LARGE_AR_IDS */