diff --git a/gas/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gas/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 06a2e865d9..6575f688c8 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-10-16  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp@bitrange.com>
+
+	* gas/sh/err-le.s, gas/sh/err-be.s: New tests.
+
 2001-10-13  matthew green  <mrg@redhat.com>
 
 	* gas/ppc/booke.s (rfci, wrtee, wrteei, mfdcrx, mfdcr, mtdcrx,
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/sh/err-be.s b/gas/testsuite/gas/sh/err-be.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a1b4dfec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/sh/err-be.s
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+! { dg-do assemble { target sh*-*-elf} }
+! { dg-options "-little" }
+! { dg-error "-big required" "" { target sh*-*-elf } 0 }
+
+! Check that a mismatch between command-line options and the .big
+! directive is identified.
+
+	.big
+start:
+	nop
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/sh/err-le.s b/gas/testsuite/gas/sh/err-le.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbb2abbac7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/sh/err-le.s
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+! { dg-do assemble { target sh*-*-elf} }
+! { dg-options "-big" }
+! { dg-error "-little required" "" { target sh*-*-elf } 0 }
+
+! Check that a mismatch between command-line options and the .big
+! directive is identified.
+
+	.little
+start:
+	nop