diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index b63e0088068..151af2a6a46 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-12-31  Janis Johnson  <janis187@us.ibm.com>
+
+	* lib/profopt.exp: Change the name of a global variable to avoid
+	possible clashes with other test suites.
+
 2002-12-31  Nathan Sidwell  <nathan@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* g++.dg/inherit/covariant8.C: New test.
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/lib/profopt.exp b/gcc/testsuite/lib/profopt.exp
index 5ecf314977f..4d32ff2fdbe 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/lib/profopt.exp
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/lib/profopt.exp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if ![info exists PROFOPT_OPTIONS] {
 	{ -Os } ]
 }
 
-set option_list $PROFOPT_OPTIONS
+set prof_option_list $PROFOPT_OPTIONS
 
 #
 # profopt-cleanup -- remove profiling or performance results files.
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ proc profopt-perf-value { testcase perf_ext optstr } {
 #
 proc profopt-execute { src } {
     global srcdir tmpdir
-    global option_list
+    global prof_option_list
     global tool profile_option feedback_option prof_ext perf_ext perf_delta
     global verbose
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ proc profopt-execute { src } {
     set executable $tmpdir/[file tail [file rootname $src].x]
 
     set count 0
-    foreach option $option_list {
+    foreach option $prof_option_list {
 	set execname1 "${executable}${count}1"
 	set execname2 "${executable}${count}2"
 	set execname3 "${executable}${count}3"