diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 83ccf266823..942cbf7630f 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-05-08  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	PR gas/2623
+	* config/tc-msp430.c (line_separator_character): Define as |.
+
 2006-05-08  Thiemo Seufer  <ths@mips.com>
             Nigel Stephens  <nigel@mips.com>
             David Ung  <davidu@mips.com>
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-msp430.c b/gas/config/tc-msp430.c
index 43094cae4cf..4abf10e3c2d 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-msp430.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-msp430.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static struct hcodes_s msp430_hcodes[] =
 
 const char comment_chars[] = ";";
 const char line_comment_chars[] = "#";
-const char line_separator_chars[] = "";
+const char line_separator_chars[] = "|";
 const char EXP_CHARS[] = "eE";
 const char FLT_CHARS[] = "dD";