diff --git a/gas/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gas/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 9e06d8adc7..3a7af645d2 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-06-17  Alan Modra  <alan@linuxcare.com.au>
+
+	* gas/macros/strings.s: Don't start directives in first column
+	(for LABELS_WITHOUT_COLONS targets).
+
 2000-06-14  H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org>
 
 	* gas/macros/strings.d: Support a.out and coff.
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/macros/strings.s b/gas/testsuite/gas/macros/strings.s
index 88b23776a6..291a0dca71 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/macros/strings.s
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/macros/strings.s
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.macro M arg1
+	.macro M arg1
 	.ascii	"\arg1"
-.endm
+	.endm
 
 	.data
 foo: