--- a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
@@ -7871,6 +7871,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_create_dynamic_sections (b
 
       name = SGI_COMPAT (abfd) ? "_DYNAMIC_LINK" : "_DYNAMIC_LINKING";
       bh = NULL;
+      if (0) {
       if (!(_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol
 	    (info, abfd, name, BSF_GLOBAL, bfd_abs_section_ptr, 0,
 	     NULL, FALSE, get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->collect, &bh)))
@@ -7883,6 +7884,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_create_dynamic_sections (b
 
       if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	return FALSE;
+      }
 
       if (! mips_elf_hash_table (info)->use_rld_obj_head)
 	{