diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 0e509a9496b8..a29f68c5804c 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-11-01  Richard Henderson  <rth@redhat.com>
+
+	* cppmain.c (scan_buffer): Don't avoid paste for assembly.
+
 2000-11-01  Neil Booth  <neilb@earthling.net>
 
 	* c-parse.in (_yylex): Remove CPP_BACKSLASH case.
diff --git a/gcc/cppmain.c b/gcc/cppmain.c
index 3304c154948e..ca966fc220e6 100644
--- a/gcc/cppmain.c
+++ b/gcc/cppmain.c
@@ -196,7 +196,9 @@ scan_buffer (pfile)
 		    putc (' ', print.outf);
 		}
 	    }
-	  else if (print.printed && ! (token->flags & PREV_WHITE)
+	  else if (print.printed
+		   && ! (token->flags & PREV_WHITE)
+		   && ! CPP_OPTION (pfile, lang_asm)
 		   && cpp_avoid_paste (pfile, &tokens[1 - index], token))
 	    token->flags |= PREV_WHITE;