diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 822d9c1e96ea..1d13768cf5b7 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-05-21  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* collect2.c (find_a_file): Use IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH.
+
 2008-05-21  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
 	* ggc-zone.c (lookup_page_table_if_allocated): New function.
diff --git a/gcc/collect2.c b/gcc/collect2.c
index af8bc799a38b..531b12288553 100644
--- a/gcc/collect2.c
+++ b/gcc/collect2.c
@@ -605,11 +605,7 @@ find_a_file (struct path_prefix *pprefix, const char *name)
 
   /* Determine the filename to execute (special case for absolute paths).  */
 
-  if (*name == '/'
-#ifdef HAVE_DOS_BASED_FILE_SYSTEM
-      || (*name && name[1] == ':')
-#endif
-      )
+  if (IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH (name))
     {
       if (access (name, X_OK) == 0)
 	{