diff --git a/bfd/xcofflink.c b/bfd/xcofflink.c
index 6e994720f6d..70d371e4aed 100644
--- a/bfd/xcofflink.c
+++ b/bfd/xcofflink.c
@@ -4615,8 +4615,11 @@ xcoff_link_input_bfd (struct xcoff_final_link_info *flinfo,
 	    }
 
 	  /* Update visibility.  */
-	  isym.n_type &= ~SYM_V_MASK;
-	  isym.n_type |= (*sym_hash)->visibility;
+	  if (*sym_hash)
+	    {
+	      isym.n_type &= ~SYM_V_MASK;
+	      isym.n_type |= (*sym_hash)->visibility;
+	    }
 
 	  /* Output the symbol.  */
 	  bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd, (void *) &isym, (void *) outsym);
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-ppc.c b/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
index ac10772a61e..054f9c72161 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
@@ -4380,7 +4380,7 @@ ppc_comm (int lcomm)
   symbolS *lcomm_sym = NULL;
   symbolS *sym;
   char *pfrag;
-  unsigned short visibility;
+  unsigned short visibility = 0;
   struct ppc_xcoff_section *section;
 
   endc = get_symbol_name (&name);