diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 019fca2fa6e..a2bca73dbc9 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-08-25  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* combine.c (distribute_notes): Handle REG_ALWAYS_RETURN.
+
 2003-08-25  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
 
 	* combine.c (combine_simplify_rtx): Fix RTL sharing bug.
diff --git a/gcc/combine.c b/gcc/combine.c
index 67e4b019567..afa25b0357d 100644
--- a/gcc/combine.c
+++ b/gcc/combine.c
@@ -12498,6 +12498,7 @@ distribute_notes (rtx notes, rtx from_insn, rtx i3, rtx i2)
 	    abort ();
 	  break;
 
+	case REG_ALWAYS_RETURN:
 	case REG_NORETURN:
 	case REG_SETJMP:
 	  /* These notes must remain with the call.  It should not be
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 1a6f848121e..e98c748aad7 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-08-25  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* gcc.dg/20030702-1.c: New test.
+
 2003-08-25  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
 
 	PR c++/8795
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/20030702-1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/20030702-1.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..70dad2eb8a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/20030702-1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* This tests whether REG_ALWAYS_RETURN notes are handled
+   correctly in combine.  */
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-O2 -fpic -fprofile-arcs" } */
+
+void test (void)
+{
+  fork ();
+}
+