diff --git a/gas/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gas/testsuite/ChangeLog
index e9d9dc8126..fafd84feff 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-01-14  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* gas/v850/basic.exp (reloc part 1): Pass -mgcc-abi to gas.
+	* gas/v850/split-lo16.d: Likewise.
+
 2013-01-14  Will Newton <will.newton@imgtec.com>
 
 	* gas/metag/metadsp21.d: Fix expected MMOV disassembly.
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/v850/basic.exp b/gas/testsuite/gas/v850/basic.exp
index 36db4e87f5..aaf377a0d0 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/v850/basic.exp
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/v850/basic.exp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
+# Copyright (C) 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013
 # Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ proc do_simple_reloc_tests {} {
     set testname "reloc.s: Test for proper relocations (part 2)"
     set x 0
 
-    if [gas_test_old "reloc.s" "" "Test for proper relocation (part 1)"] then {
+    if [gas_test_old "reloc.s" "-mgcc-abi" "Test for proper relocation (part 1)"] then {
 	objdump_start_no_subdir "a.out" "-r"
 
 	while 1 {
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/v850/split-lo16.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/v850/split-lo16.d
index 617dfd8ffb..f742084585 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/v850/split-lo16.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/v850/split-lo16.d
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #objdump: -dr
 #name: V850E split LO16 tests
-#as: -mv850e
+#as: -mv850e -mgcc-abi
 #...
 00000000 <.*>:
    0:	40 0e 00 00 	movhi	0, r0, r1