diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 87d8c469e7..19b2c04270 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-12-13  Michael Sokolov  <msokolov@ivan.Harhan.ORG>
+
+	* ldlang.c (new_stat): Revert the last beautification with "innocent"
+	whitespace, it breaks the K&R C preprocessor.
+
 2000-12-11  DJ Delorie  <dj@redhat.com>
 
 	* ld.texinfo: Add notes about --whole-archive and gcc.
diff --git a/ld/ldlang.c b/ld/ldlang.c
index 75eb34d40b..532b23d0e9 100644
--- a/ld/ldlang.c
+++ b/ld/ldlang.c
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ etree_type *base; /* Relocation base - or null */
 #define cat(a,b) a/**/b
 #endif
 
-#define new_stat(x, y) (cat (x, _type)*) new_statement (cat (x, _enum), sizeof (cat (x, _type)), y)
+/* Don't beautify the line below with "innocent" whitespace, it breaks the K&R C preprocessor!  */
+#define new_stat(x, y) (cat (x,_type)*) new_statement (cat (x,_enum), sizeof (cat (x,_type)), y)
 
 #define outside_section_address(q) ((q)->output_offset + (q)->output_section->vma)