diff --git a/util/ceg/ce_back/obj_back/common.c b/util/ceg/ce_back/obj_back/common.c
index c6579f859..d990f85da 100644
--- a/util/ceg/ce_back/obj_back/common.c
+++ b/util/ceg/ce_back/obj_back/common.c
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ arith n;
 	extern int Label, label_waiting;
 	register struct outname *nm = &symbol_table[Label];
 
-	if (label_waiting && (nm->on_type & S_EXT)) {
+	if (label_waiting) {
+		/*	If possible, generate a common. Local commons must
+			be delt with later.
+		*/
 		nm->on_type |= S_COM | (S_MIN+SEGBSS);
 		if (n > nm->on_valu) {
 			nm->on_valu = n;
@@ -17,6 +20,5 @@ arith n;
 		return;
 	}
 	switchseg(SEGBSS);
-	dump_label();
 	bss(n);
 }
diff --git a/util/ceg/ce_back/obj_back/output.c b/util/ceg/ce_back/obj_back/output.c
index c95b4a84b..16d0ca6a8 100644
--- a/util/ceg/ce_back/obj_back/output.c
+++ b/util/ceg/ce_back/obj_back/output.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <alloc.h>
 #include <out.h>
 #include "mach.h"
-#include "data.h"
+#include "back.h"
 
 static reduce_name_table();
 
@@ -125,9 +125,20 @@ reduce_name_table()
 		rp++;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < nname; i++) {
-		symbol_table[i].on_type &= ~S_NEEDED;
+		register struct outname *np = &symbol_table[i];
+
+		np->on_type &= ~S_NEEDED;
+		if ((np->on_type & S_COM) && ! (np->on_type & S_EXT)) {
+			long sz = np->on_valu;
+
+			switchseg(SEGBSS);
+			align_word();
+			np->on_type &= (~S_COM);
+			np->on_valu = cur_value();
+			bss(sz);
+		}
 		if (diff_index[i] && diff_index[i] == diff_index[i-1]) {
-			symbol_table[i - diff_index[i]] = symbol_table[i];
+			symbol_table[i - diff_index[i]] = *np;
 		}
 	}
 	nname -= diff_index[nname - 1];
diff --git a/util/ceg/ce_back/obj_back/relocation.c b/util/ceg/ce_back/obj_back/relocation.c
index 6aa198eb3..d9ec080ba 100644
--- a/util/ceg/ce_back/obj_back/relocation.c
+++ b/util/ceg/ce_back/obj_back/relocation.c
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ do_local_relocation()
 		register struct outname *np = &symbol_table[rp->or_nami];
 		int olddiff = diff;
 		
+		if ((np->on_type & S_COM) && ! (np->on_type & S_EXT)) {
+			long sz = np->on_valu;
+
+			switchseg(SEGBSS);
+			align_word();
+			np->on_type &= (~S_COM);
+			np->on_valu = cur_value();
+			bss(sz);
+		}
 		if ( np->on_valu  != -1 && ! (np->on_type & S_COM)) {
 			register long oldval,newval;
 			register char *sect;