diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 3659ae2ba9..10d3b98c6f 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-12-10  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* config.bfd: Configure rs6000-*-aix* as for powerpc-*-aix*.
+	Add aix5coff64_vec to powerpc ELF entries.
+
 2010-12-09  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>
 
 	* .gitignore: New file.
diff --git a/bfd/config.bfd b/bfd/config.bfd
index 9b719d8362..2de94a45b0 100644
--- a/bfd/config.bfd
+++ b/bfd/config.bfd
@@ -1076,26 +1076,26 @@ case "${targ}" in
     targ_selvecs="bfd_elf32_pjl_vec bfd_elf32_pj_vec bfd_elf32_i386_vec"
     ;;
 
-  powerpc-*-aix5.[01])
+  powerpc-*-aix5.[01] | rs6000-*-aix5.[01])
     targ_defvec=rs6000coff_vec
     targ_selvecs="aix5coff64_vec"
     want64=true
     ;;
 #ifdef BFD64
-  powerpc64-*-aix5.[01])
+  powerpc64-*-aix5.[01] | rs6000-*-aix5.[01])
     targ_defvec=aix5coff64_vec
     targ_selvecs="rs6000coff_vec"
     want64=true
     ;;
 #endif
-  powerpc-*-aix[5-9]*)
+  powerpc-*-aix[5-9]* | rs6000-*-aix[5-9]*)
     targ_cflags=-DAIX_WEAK_SUPPORT
     targ_defvec=rs6000coff_vec
     targ_selvecs="aix5coff64_vec"
     want64=true
     ;;
 #ifdef BFD64
-  powerpc64-*-aix[5-9]*)
+  powerpc64-*-aix[5-9]* | rs6000-*-aix[5-9]*)
     targ_cflags=-DAIX_WEAK_SUPPORT
     targ_defvec=aix5coff64_vec
     targ_selvecs="rs6000coff_vec"
@@ -1122,12 +1122,12 @@ case "${targ}" in
   powerpc64-*-elf* | powerpc-*-elf64* | powerpc64-*-linux* | \
   powerpc64-*-*bsd*)
     targ_defvec=bfd_elf64_powerpc_vec
-    targ_selvecs="bfd_elf64_powerpcle_vec bfd_elf32_powerpc_vec bfd_elf32_powerpcle_vec rs6000coff_vec rs6000coff64_vec"
+    targ_selvecs="bfd_elf64_powerpcle_vec bfd_elf32_powerpc_vec bfd_elf32_powerpcle_vec rs6000coff_vec rs6000coff64_vec aix5coff64_vec"
     want64=true
     ;;
   powerpc64le-*-elf* | powerpcle-*-elf64*)
     targ_defvec=bfd_elf64_powerpcle_vec
-    targ_selvecs="bfd_elf64_powerpc_vec bfd_elf32_powerpcle_vec bfd_elf32_powerpc_vec rs6000coff_vec rs6000coff64_vec"
+    targ_selvecs="bfd_elf64_powerpc_vec bfd_elf32_powerpcle_vec bfd_elf32_powerpc_vec rs6000coff_vec rs6000coff64_vec aix5coff64_vec"
     want64=true
     ;;
 #endif