diff --git a/gcc/f/ChangeLog b/gcc/f/ChangeLog
index 00a4a450813..8678e79d3a9 100644
--- a/gcc/f/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/f/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Sat Jun 13 03:13:18 1998  Craig Burley  <burley@gnu.org>
+
+	* g77spec.c (lang_specific_driver): Print out egcs
+	version info first, to be compatible with what some
+	test facilities expect.
+
 Wed Jun 10 13:17:32 1998  Dave Brolley  <brolley@cygnus.com>
 
 	* top.h (ffe_decode_option): New argc/argv interface.
diff --git a/gcc/f/g77spec.c b/gcc/f/g77spec.c
index 92d9e9a580b..4f5336bd391 100644
--- a/gcc/f/g77spec.c
+++ b/gcc/f/g77spec.c
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ static char **g77_newargv;
 
 extern char *xmalloc PROTO((size_t));
 
+extern char *version_string;
+
 /* --- This comes from gcc.c (2.8.1) verbatim: */
 
 /* This defines which switch letters take arguments.  */
@@ -375,7 +377,8 @@ lang_specific_driver (fn, in_argc, in_argv, in_added_libraries)
 
 	case OPTION_v:
 	  if (! verbose)
-	    fprintf (stderr, "g77 version %s\n", ffe_version_string);
+	    fprintf (stderr, "g77 version %s (from FSF-g77 version %s)\n",
+		     version_string, ffe_version_string);
 	  verbose = 1;
 	  break;
 
diff --git a/gcc/f/version.c b/gcc/f/version.c
index a7dc4391b10..4292522d90c 100644
--- a/gcc/f/version.c
+++ b/gcc/f/version.c
@@ -1 +1 @@
-char *ffe_version_string = "egcs-0.5.23";
+char *ffe_version_string = "0.5.23";