diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 6303deaac46..2874af0e1d7 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-01-08  Nathan Froyd  <froydnj@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* gcc.dg/pr34856.c: Ignore irrelevant warning.
+
 2009-01-08  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* gcc.dg/sibcall-3.c: XFAIL for Thumb.
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr34856.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr34856.c
index ae42c85b0bd..6bfc704774f 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr34856.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr34856.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* { dg-do compile } */
 /* { dg-options "-O2" } */
 /* { dg-options "-O2 -msse2" { target { i?86-*-* x86_64-*-* } } } */
-/* { dg-options "-O2 -w" { target { powerpc*-*-linux* } } } */
 /* { dg-options "-O2 -maltivec" { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && powerpc_altivec_ok } } } */
 
 typedef unsigned __attribute__ ((__mode__ (__pointer__))) uintptr_t;
@@ -28,3 +27,6 @@ void f1 (unsigned ctr)
     }
   while (ctr);
 }
+
+/* Ignore a warning that is irrelevant to the purpose of this test.  */
+/* { dg-prune-output ".*GCC vector passed by reference.*" } */