diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 5ac491154d..b6bb01d874 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Tue Dec 10 11:37:14 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
+
+	* config/tc-mips.c (mips16_extended_frag): Give an error for an
+	attempt to use a non absolute symbol in an extending frag.
+
 Mon Dec  9 16:48:20 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)
 
 	* config/tc-mn10200.c: Flesh out assembler support for MN10200.
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mips.c b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
index 954d047052..86dfc96377 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mips.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
@@ -9184,6 +9184,8 @@ mips16_extended_frag (fragp, sec, stretch)
 	  return 1;
 	}
     }
+  else if (symsec != absolute_section && sec != NULL)
+    as_bad_where (fragp->fr_file, fragp->fr_line, "unsupported relocation");
 
   if ((val & ((1 << op->shift) - 1)) != 0
       || val < (mintiny << op->shift)