diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 5efdf1a24cd..d60824135c5 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-07-15  Jan Hubicka  <jh@suse.cz>
+
+	* ipa.c (function_and_variable_visibility): Variables marked as used should
+	not be localized.
+
 2010-07-15  Jan Hubicka  <jh@suse.cz>
 
 	* cgraph.c: Include lto-streamer.h
diff --git a/gcc/ipa.c b/gcc/ipa.c
index 4be3fcfc959..bac3406be39 100644
--- a/gcc/ipa.c
+++ b/gcc/ipa.c
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ function_and_variable_visibility (bool whole_program)
 		   /* We can get prevailing decision in other object file.
 		      In this case we do not sed used_from_object_file.  */
 		   || !vnode->finalized))
+	      || DECL_PRESERVE_P (vnode->decl)
               || vnode->used_from_object_file
 	      || pointer_set_contains (aliased_vnodes, vnode)
 	      || lookup_attribute ("externally_visible",