diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index cd13e01753..994854e054 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-06-23  Frank Ch. Eigler  <fche@redhat.com>
+
+	* expr.c (operand): Permit $hex literals if LITERAL_PREFIXDOLLAR_HEX
+	is defined.
+
 2000-06-23  matthew green  <mrg@redhat.com>
 
 	* expr.c (operand): Do not as_bad() if RELAX_PAREN_GROUPING is
diff --git a/gas/expr.c b/gas/expr.c
index d082469610..fe2aa6204e 100644
--- a/gas/expr.c
+++ b/gas/expr.c
@@ -820,6 +820,12 @@ operand (expressionP)
                         expressionP);
       break;
 
+#ifdef LITERAL_PREFIXDOLLAR_HEX
+    case '$':
+      integer_constant (16, expressionP);
+      break;
+#endif
+
     case '0':
       /* non-decimal radix */