diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6416f9e75b..0dfff5cfb5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2011-12-04  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@gmail.com>
 
+	* sysdeps/generic/dl-hash.h (_dl_elf_hash): Fix attribute.
+
 	* sunrpc/clnt_unix.c (clntunix_control): Fix aliasing issues.
 	* sunrpc/clnt_tcp.c (clnttcp_control): Likewise.
 	* sunrpc/clnt_udp.c (clntudp_call): Likewise.
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/dl-hash.h b/sysdeps/generic/dl-hash.h
index 37a7a42ced..e35bd25a33 100644
--- a/sysdeps/generic/dl-hash.h
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/dl-hash.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
    first five operations no overflow is possible so we optimized it a
    bit.  */
 static unsigned int
-__attribute__ ((used))
+__attribute__ ((unused))
 _dl_elf_hash (const char *name_arg)
 {
   const unsigned char *name = (const unsigned char *) name_arg;