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diff --git a/elf/dlsym.c b/elf/dlsym.c
index 64d0cabbd4..5753f54d6e 100644
--- a/elf/dlsym.c
+++ b/elf/dlsym.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Look up a symbol in a shared object loaded by `dlopen'.
-   Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ RTLD_NEXT used in code not dynamically loaded"));
 
       args->loadbase = _dl_lookup_symbol_skip (args->name, &args->ref,
 					       l->l_local_scope, NULL, match);
+
+      if (args->loadbase == 0)
+	{
+	  /* This means that no such symbol is defined.  In this case we
+	     have to provide a phony Elfxx_Sym entry since the value is
+	     referenced in `dlsym'.  */
+	  static const ElfW(Sym) null_result;
+
+	  args->ref = &null_result;
+	}
     }
   else
     {