diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 4a99f2d70f4..1aec1408048 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 2007-12-06  Richard Sandiford  <rsandifo@nildram.co.uk>
 
-	* config/mips/mips.c (mips_function_ok_for_sibcall): Use
-	targetm.binds_local_p instead of DECL_EXTERNAL.
+	* config/mips/mips.c (mips_function_ok_for_sibcall): Check
+	targetm.binds_local_p as well as DECL_EXTERNAL.
 
 2007-12-06  Harsha Jagasia <harsha.jagasia@amd.com>
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/mips/mips.c b/gcc/config/mips/mips.c
index 125f0871478..e7c9909dec0 100644
--- a/gcc/config/mips/mips.c
+++ b/gcc/config/mips/mips.c
@@ -5616,7 +5616,7 @@ mips_function_ok_for_sibcall (tree decl, tree exp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
      us otherwise.  */
   if (TARGET_INTERLINK_MIPS16
       && decl
-      && !targetm.binds_local_p (decl)
+      && (DECL_EXTERNAL (decl) || !targetm.binds_local_p (decl))
       && !mips_nomips16_decl_p (decl)
       && const_call_insn_operand (XEXP (DECL_RTL (decl), 0), VOIDmode))
     return false;