diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index e4393bde130a..56d440469a94 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-01-23  Michael Hayes  <m.hayes@elec.canterbury.ac.nz>
+
+	* config/c4x/c4x.h (ASM_OUTPUT_BSS): Redefine.
+
 2000-01-22  Zack Weinberg  <zack@wolery.cumb.org>
 
  	* fixinc/fixincl.c: Move declarations of 'pz_fname' and
diff --git a/gcc/config/c4x/c4x.h b/gcc/config/c4x/c4x.h
index 470d65780104..22323003f12c 100644
--- a/gcc/config/c4x/c4x.h
+++ b/gcc/config/c4x/c4x.h
@@ -2275,6 +2275,14 @@ asm_fprintf (FILE, "%s%d:\n", PREFIX, NUM)
    assemble_name (FILE, (NAME)),	\
    fprintf (FILE, ",%u\n", (ROUNDED)))
 
+#undef ASM_OUTPUT_BSS
+#define ASM_OUTPUT_BSS(FILE, DECL, NAME, SIZE, ALIGN)   \
+(  fputs ("\t.globl\t", FILE),	\
+   assemble_name (FILE, (NAME)),	\
+   fputs ("\n\t.bss\t", FILE),	\
+   assemble_name (FILE, (NAME)),	\
+   fprintf (FILE, ",%u\n", (SIZE)))
+
 /* Macros Controlling Initialization Routines.  */
 
 #define OBJECT_FORMAT_COFF