diff --git a/gcc/config/m68k/dpx2g.h b/gcc/config/m68k/dpx2g.h
index 40bc58ed6f9..5e801245660 100644
--- a/gcc/config/m68k/dpx2g.h
+++ b/gcc/config/m68k/dpx2g.h
@@ -5,6 +5,44 @@
 #define USE_GAS
 #include "dpx2.h"
 
+#ifndef USE_COLLECT2
+/* We use set vectors for the constructors/destructors. */ 
+
+#undef ASM_OUTPUT_CONSTRUCTOR
+#undef ASM_OUTPUT_DESTRUCTOR
+
+/* Although the gas we use can create .ctor and .dtor sections from N_SETT
+   stabs, it does not support section directives, so we need to have the loader
+   define the lists.
+ */
+#define CTOR_LISTS_DEFINED_EXTERNALLY
+
+/* similar to default, but allows for the table defined by ld with gcc.ifile. 
+   nptrs is always 0.  So we need to instead check that __DTOR_LIST__[1] != 0.
+   The old check is left in so that the same macro can be used if and when  
+   a future version of gas does support section directives. */
+
+#define DO_GLOBAL_DTORS_BODY {int nptrs = *(int *)__DTOR_LIST__; int i; \
+  if (nptrs == -1 || (__DTOR_LIST__[0] == 0 && __DTOR_LIST__[1] != 0))  \
+    for (nptrs = 0; __DTOR_LIST__[nptrs + 1] != 0; nptrs++); 		\
+  for (i = nptrs; i >= 1; i--)						\
+    __DTOR_LIST__[i] (); }
+
+#undef STARTFILE_SPEC
+#define STARTFILE_SPEC \
+  "%{!r:gcc.ifile%s}\
+   %{pg:gcrt0.o%s}%{!pg:%{p:mcrt0.o%s}%{!p:crt0.o%s}}\
+  huge.o%s"
+
+#else /* !USE_COLLECT2 */
+
+#undef STARTFILE_SPEC
+#define STARTFILE_SPEC \
+  "%{pg:gcrt0.o%s}%{!pg:%{p:mcrt0.o%s}%{!p:crt0.o%s}}\
+  huge.o%s"
+
+#endif /* !USE_COLLECT2 */
+
 
 /* GAS want's DBX debugging information.  */
 #undef SDB_DEBUGGING_INFO
@@ -17,11 +55,14 @@
  */
 #undef EXTRA_SECTION_FUNCTIONS
 #undef EXTRA_SECTIONS
-
+/* Gas understands dollars in labels. */
+#undef NO_DOLLAR_IN_LABEL
 /* GAS does not understand .ident so don't output anything for #ident.  */
 #undef ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT
 
-/* Put const's in the text section.  */
+/*
+ * put const's in the text section
+ */
 #define const_section()  text_section()
 #define fini_section() while (0)