diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/bfd/trad-core.c b/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/bfd/trad-core.c
index e776c5f083a8..cca85a9f5f86 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/bfd/trad-core.c
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/bfd/trad-core.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 
-	$Id: trad-core.c,v 1.2 1994/05/19 15:55:35 pk Exp $
+	$Id: trad-core.c,v 1.3 1994/06/24 06:57:52 pk Exp $
 */
 
 /* To use this file on a particular host, configure the host with these
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ trad_unix_core_file_p (abfd)
       }
     if (NBPG * (UPAGES + u.u_dsize + u.u_ssize) > statbuf.st_size)
       {
-	bfd_error = file_truncated;
+	bfd_error = wrong_format;
 	return 0;
       }
     if (NBPG * (UPAGES + u.u_dsize + u.u_ssize)