diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 7dedbfe9e2..6eddb6a105 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-06-07  H.J. Lu  <hjl@gnu.org>
+
+	* config/tc-mips.c (mips_pseudo_table): Add "extern" if
+	MIPS_STABS_ELF is defined.
+
 2001-06-06  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cambridge.redhat.com>
 
 	* as.c (show_usage): Remove L from listing options.  It is not a
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mips.c b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
index 15c4f87130..0f32dc26ba 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mips.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
@@ -793,6 +793,11 @@ static const pseudo_typeS mips_pseudo_table[] =
   {"stabn", s_mips_stab, 'n'},
   {"text", s_change_sec, 't'},
   {"word", s_cons, 2},
+
+#ifdef MIPS_STABS_ELF
+  { "extern", ecoff_directive_extern, 0},
+#endif
+
   { NULL, NULL, 0 },
 };