diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 89afea9b14..1dc3f72876 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-11-11  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
+
+	* config/tc-i386.h (EXTERN_FORCE_RELOC): Define only if
+	STRICT_PE_FORMAT.
+
 2002-11-11  Svein E. Seldal  <Svein.Seldal@solidas.com>
 
 	* config/tc-tic4x.c: Declare as many functions as possible as
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-i386.h b/gas/config/tc-i386.h
index e421786850..fc7de781dc 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-i386.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-i386.h
@@ -472,9 +472,11 @@ extern int tc_i386_fix_adjustable PARAMS ((struct fix *));
 
 /* ELF wants external syms kept, as does PE COFF.  */
 #ifdef TE_PE
-#define EXTERN_FORCE_RELOC				\
+# ifdef STRICT_PE_FORMAT
+#   define EXTERN_FORCE_RELOC				\
   (OUTPUT_FLAVOR == bfd_target_elf_flavour		\
    || OUTPUT_FLAVOR == bfd_target_coff_flavour)
+# endif
 #else
 #define EXTERN_FORCE_RELOC				\
   (OUTPUT_FLAVOR == bfd_target_elf_flavour)