diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 9c694b4e4a..aa8f650b26 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2000-06-27  Aldy Hernandez  <aldyh@redhat.com>
+
+	* config/tc-mips.c (mips_ip): handle "(foo-.-4)" type of
+	expressions.  Ignore the problem when handling 16 bit immediates,
+	because the assembler will take care of the relocation later.
+
 2000-06-27  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cygnus.com>
 
 	* config/tc-d30v.c (write_2_short): Do not allow opcodes with
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mips.c b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
index 1b5c9c8b4d..a4d25bc333 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mips.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
@@ -7746,10 +7746,8 @@ mips_ip (str, ip)
 		      if (insn + 1 < &mips_opcodes[NUMOPCODES] &&
 			  !strcmp (insn->name, insn[1].name))
 			break;
-		      if (imm_expr.X_op != O_constant
-			  && imm_expr.X_op != O_big)
-			insn_error = _("absolute expression required");
-		      else
+		      if (imm_expr.X_op == O_constant
+			  || imm_expr.X_op == O_big)
 			as_bad (_("16 bit expression not in range 0..65535"));
 		    }
 		}
@@ -7785,10 +7783,8 @@ mips_ip (str, ip)
 		    {
 		      if (more)
 			break;
-		      if (imm_expr.X_op != O_constant
-			  && imm_expr.X_op != O_big)
-			insn_error = _("absolute expression required");
-		      else
+		      if (imm_expr.X_op == O_constant
+			  || imm_expr.X_op == O_big)
 			as_bad (_("16 bit expression not in range -32768..32767"));
 		    }
 		}