diff --git a/gas/doc/z8000.m4 b/gas/doc/z8000.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f37d43dc9a
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+_divert__(-1)
+_define__(<_Z8000__>,<1>)
+_define__(<_AS__>,<as>)
+_define__(<_GENERIC__>,<0>)
+_define__(<_HOST__>,<Z8000>)
+_define__(<_MACH_DEP__>,<Z8000-Dependent>)
+_define__(<_AOUT__>,<0>)
+_define__(<_BOUT__>,<0>)
+_define__(<_COFF__>,<1>)
+_define__(<_ELF__>,<0>)
+_define__(<_DIFFTABKLUG__>,0)           NO difference-table kluge
+_define__(<_IEEEFLOAT__>,1)             IEEE floating point
+_define__(<_W32__>,0)			
+_define__(<_W16__>,1)			16-bit words
+_divert__<>
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