diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 45adb8493bb..d824c3aeb55 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Sat Oct 18 00:43:59 1997  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)
+
+	* i386/freebsd.h (ASM_COMMENT_START): Fix.
+
 Fri Oct 17 23:48:52 1997  Jim Wilson  (wilson@cygnus.com)
 
 	* v850.c (ep_memory_offset): New function.
diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/freebsd.h b/gcc/config/i386/freebsd.h
index 83d1de72467..ce2bc2ee4cc 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/freebsd.h
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/freebsd.h
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 
 #define HAVE_ATEXIT
 
+/* Override the default comment-starter of "/".  */
+
+#undef ASM_COMMENT_START
+#define ASM_COMMENT_START "#"
+
 #undef ASM_APP_ON
 #define ASM_APP_ON "#APP\n"