diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index c992d2bd225..95db62297d7 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-02-16  H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org>
+
+	* config/mips/linux.h (ASM_PREFERRED_EH_DATA_FORMAT): New.
+
 2002-02-16  Zack Weinberg  <zack@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* cppinit.c (merge_include_chains): Check for brack being
diff --git a/gcc/config/mips/linux.h b/gcc/config/mips/linux.h
index 86001a50e06..c63c461d847 100644
--- a/gcc/config/mips/linux.h
+++ b/gcc/config/mips/linux.h
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ void FN ()							\
    pseudo-ops.  */
 #define FUNCTION_NAME_ALREADY_DECLARED
 
+#define ASM_PREFERRED_EH_DATA_FORMAT(CODE, GLOBAL)       		\
+  (flag_pic								\
+    ? ((GLOBAL) ? DW_EH_PE_indirect : 0) | DW_EH_PE_pcrel | DW_EH_PE_sdata4\
+   : DW_EH_PE_absptr)
+
 /* The glibc _mcount stub will save $v0 for us.  Don't mess with saving
    it, since ASM_OUTPUT_REG_PUSH/ASM_OUTPUT_REG_POP do not work in the
    presence of $gp-relative calls.  */