diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index e03aa816e48..b68e849dfbe 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-08-31  Eric Christopher  <echristo@redhat.com>
+
+	* gcc.c (handle_braces): Add explaination for abort.
+
 2001-08-30  Roman Zippel  <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
 
 	* expmed.c (store_bit_field): Update to patch from 2001-08-27:
diff --git a/gcc/gcc.c b/gcc/gcc.c
index fcb0d8483ce..231d5581aa4 100644
--- a/gcc/gcc.c
+++ b/gcc/gcc.c
@@ -5092,7 +5092,7 @@ next_member:
 	      else if (*q == '}')
 		count--;
 	      else if (*q == 0)
-		abort ();
+		fatal ("Mismatched braces in specs");
 	      q++;
 	    }
 	  endbody = q;