diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 69e62cb621a..9b8529663f4 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2012-02-05  Richard Sandiford  <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
+
+	PR target/52125
+	* lib/target-supports.exp (check_effective_target_mips_rel): New.
+	* gcc.dg/pr48774.c: Skip on MIPS REL targets.
+
 2012-02-05  Richard Sandiford  <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
 
 	* lib/target-supports.exp (check_effective_target_mips_llsc): New.
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr48774.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr48774.c
index 91ce361ccb3..abd8c231932 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr48774.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr48774.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* PR target/48774 */
 /* { dg-do run } */
+/* { dg-skip-if "PR 52125" { mips_rel } { "*" } { "" } } */
 /* { dg-options "-O2 -funroll-loops" } */
 
 extern void abort (void);
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp b/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp
index ca101438cc8..518d654ee90 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp
@@ -910,6 +910,20 @@ proc check_effective_target_mips_llsc { } {
     }]
 }
 
+# Return true if the target is a MIPS target that uses in-place relocations.
+
+proc check_effective_target_mips_rel { } {
+    if { ![istarget mips*-*-*] } {
+	return 0
+    }
+    return [check_no_compiler_messages mips_rel object {
+	#if (defined _ABIN32 && _MIPS_SIM == _ABIN32) \
+	    || (defined _ABI64 && _MIPS_SIM == _ABI64)
+	#error FOO
+	#endif
+    }]
+}
+
 # Return 1 if the current multilib does not generate PIC by default.
 
 proc check_effective_target_nonpic { } {