diff --git a/gas/config/obj-bout.c b/gas/config/obj-bout.c
index 74cd5f7b51..883859cb9c 100644
--- a/gas/config/obj-bout.c
+++ b/gas/config/obj-bout.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ relax_addressT segment_address_in_file;
 	for (; fixP; fixP = fixP->fx_next) {
 		if (fixP->fx_addsy != NULL) {
 			tc_bout_fix_to_chars(*where, fixP, segment_address_in_file);
-			where += sizeof(struct relocation_info);
+			*where += sizeof(struct relocation_info);
 		} /* if there's a symbol */
 	} /* for each fixup */