diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 3a98d4ed1b17..cbe9d206837b 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-12-18  Hartmut Penner  <hpenner@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c (USE_ALTIVEC_FOR_ARG_P): Don't check
+	for SVR4 ABI.
+
 2003-12-18  Geoffrey Keating  <geoffk@apple.com>
 
 	* config/rs6000/aix.h (OS_MISSING_POWERPC64): Define.
diff --git a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
index a07a1f9421bd..25674706b52b 100644
--- a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
+++ b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
@@ -3677,7 +3677,7 @@ rs6000_emit_move (rtx dest, rtx source, enum machine_mode mode)
   (ALTIVEC_VECTOR_MODE (MODE)				\
    && (CUM)->vregno <= ALTIVEC_ARG_MAX_REG		\
    && TARGET_ALTIVEC_ABI				\
-   && (DEFAULT_ABI == ABI_V4 || (NAMED)))
+   && (NAMED))
 
 /* Return a nonzero value to say to return the function value in
    memory, just as large structures are always returned.  TYPE will be