diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 50be795a95..2e50ba4699 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-03-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* readelf.c (get_machine_name): Update EM_V850 entry.
+
 2011-03-03  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>
 
 	* objdump.c (usage): Fix single typo.
diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index fedf771cd5..71f0501760 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ get_machine_name (unsigned e_machine)
     case EM_CYGNUS_M32R:
     case EM_M32R:		return "Renesas M32R (formerly Mitsubishi M32r)";
     case EM_CYGNUS_V850:
-    case EM_V850:		return "NEC v850";
+    case EM_V850:		return "Renesas v850";
     case EM_CYGNUS_MN10300:
     case EM_MN10300:		return "mn10300";
     case EM_CYGNUS_MN10200:
diff --git a/include/elf/ChangeLog b/include/elf/ChangeLog
index 1e87b76a45..ee88a5c107 100644
--- a/include/elf/ChangeLog
+++ b/include/elf/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-03-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* common.h (EM_V850): V850s now supplied by Renesas.
+
 2011-02-25  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	PR 12516
diff --git a/include/elf/common.h b/include/elf/common.h
index 01c519dd0d..52ce9a5111 100644
--- a/include/elf/common.h
+++ b/include/elf/common.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 #define EM_FR30		 84	/* Fujitsu FR30 */
 #define EM_D10V		 85	/* Mitsubishi D10V */
 #define EM_D30V		 86	/* Mitsubishi D30V */
-#define EM_V850		 87	/* NEC v850 */
+#define EM_V850		 87	/* Renesas V850 (formerly NEC V850) */
 #define EM_M32R		 88	/* Renesas M32R (formerly Mitsubishi M32R) */
 #define EM_MN10300	 89	/* Matsushita MN10300 */
 #define EM_MN10200	 90	/* Matsushita MN10200 */