diff --git a/gcc/config/i860/bsd-gas.h b/gcc/config/i860/bsd-gas.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d72c17fe80a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/config/i860/bsd-gas.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#include "tm-i860b.h"
+
+#undef ASCII_DATA_ASM_OP
+#define ASCII_DATA_ASM_OP ".ascii"