diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index cabd0f3fd77..80bbf2a57ad 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-05-17  Richard Sandiford  <rsandifo@redhat.com>
+
+	* optabs.c (expand_unop): Try implementing negation using subtraction
+	from zero.
+
 2004-05-16  John David Anglin  <dave.anglin@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>
 
 	* pa.md:  Fix typo from last change.  Remove DFmode move to and from
diff --git a/gcc/optabs.c b/gcc/optabs.c
index f89e053c456..562eb2902f9 100644
--- a/gcc/optabs.c
+++ b/gcc/optabs.c
@@ -2737,6 +2737,15 @@ expand_unop (enum machine_mode mode, optab unoptab, rtx op0, rtx target,
 	return temp;
     }
 
+  /* If there is no negation pattern, try subtracting from zero.  */
+  if (unoptab == neg_optab && class == MODE_INT)
+    {
+      temp = expand_binop (mode, sub_optab, CONST0_RTX (mode), op0,
+                           target, unsignedp, OPTAB_DIRECT);
+      if (temp)
+	return temp;
+    }
+
  try_libcall:
   /* Now try a library call in this mode.  */
   if (unoptab->handlers[(int) mode].libfunc)