diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index df6cd45a5f..a6e440168a 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2016-05-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	PR 19938
+	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Revert accidental
+	commit.
+
 2016-05-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Remove redundant NULL check.
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-arm.c b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
index ba89aa6c26..61deb9ec81 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-arm.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
@@ -14118,8 +14118,6 @@ elf32_arm_adjust_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info * info,
      .rel(a).bss section we are going to use.  */
   if (info->nocopyreloc == 0
       && (h->root.u.def.section->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0
-      /* PR 16177: A copy is only needed if the input section is readonly.  */
-      && (h->root.u.def.section->flags & SEC_READONLY) == 0
       && h->size != 0)
     {
       asection *srel;