diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 9fa5735c97..0e3e69928b 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-11-08   Jean-Jacques Metayer  <jean-jacques.metayer@thomson.net>
+
+	* config/tc-sparc.c (isoctal): Fix thinko.
+
 2005-11-08  Arnold Metselaar  <arnold.metselaar@planet.nl>
 
 	* expr.c (operand <case '$'>): Use DOLLAR_AMBIGU rather than
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-sparc.c b/gas/config/tc-sparc.c
index 1f2b2f998f..b14c377b56 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-sparc.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-sparc.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ const char FLT_CHARS[] = "rRsSfFdDxXpP";
    changed in read.c.  Ideally it shouldn't have to know about it at all,
    but nothing is ideal around here.  */
 
-#define isoctal(c)  ((unsigned) ((c) - '0') < '8')
+#define isoctal(c)  ((unsigned) ((c) - '0') < 8)
 
 struct sparc_it
   {