diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index a9b9104661..583655cacd 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-03-26  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	PR gas/15178
+	* config/tc-sparc.h (ELF_TARGET_FORMAT): Set to elf32-sparc for
+	FreeBSD targets.
+
 2013-03-26  Douglas B Rupp  <rupp@gnat.com>
 
 	* config/tc-ia64.c (emit_one_bundle): Move last_slot adjustment
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-sparc.h b/gas/config/tc-sparc.h
index 3d4636d5ee..5671c1402c 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-sparc.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-sparc.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct frag;
 #define TARGET_ARCH bfd_arch_sparc
 
 #ifdef TE_FreeBSD
-#define ELF_TARGET_FORMAT	"elf32-sparc-freebsd"
+#define ELF_TARGET_FORMAT	"elf32-sparc"
 #define ELF64_TARGET_FORMAT	"elf64-sparc-freebsd"
 #endif