diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog b/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 249d852472..6dfa6f1ad4 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-10-20  Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
+
+	* ld-plugin/plugin.exp: Mark tests UNSUPPORTED, not UNRESOLVED, if
+	no suitable target compiler is available.
+
 2010-10-16  Kai Tietz  <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
 
 	* ld-pe/pe-run2.exp: Prefix --enable-auto-import by -Wl.
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin.exp b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin.exp
index 416159ac00..2e63ca0264 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin.exp
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin.exp
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ if ![check_plugin_api_available] {
 
 # And a compiler to be available.
 set can_compile 1
+set failure_kind "unresolved"
 if { [which $CC] == 0 } {
   # Don't fail immediately, 
   set can_compile 0
+  set failure_kind "unsupported"
 }
 
 pass "plugin API enabled"
@@ -154,11 +156,11 @@ set plugin_extra_elf_tests [list \
 
 if { !$can_compile || $failed_compile } {
     foreach testitem $plugin_tests {
-	unresolved [lindex $testitem 0]
+	$failure_kind [lindex $testitem 0]
     }
     if { [is_elf_format] } {
 	foreach testitem $plugin_extra_elf_tests {
-	    unresolved [lindex $testitem 0]
+	    $failure_kind [lindex $testitem 0]
 	}
     }
     return