diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index b6bb01d874..00b98ee239 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Tue Dec 10 12:23:19 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)
+
+	* config/tc-mn10200.c (md_assemble): Opcode 0x0 is valid!
+	* config/tc-mn10300.c (md_assemble): Likewise.
+
 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
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mn10300.c b/gas/config/tc-mn10300.c
index d5f83f0242..ea97f1790b 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mn10300.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mn10300.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ keep_going:
       if (match == 0)
         {
 	  next_opcode = opcode + 1;
-	  if (next_opcode->opcode != 0 && !strcmp(next_opcode->name, opcode->name))
+	  if (!strcmp(next_opcode->name, opcode->name))
 	    {
 	      opcode = next_opcode;
 	      continue;