diff --git a/gas/config/tc-a29k.h b/gas/config/tc-a29k.h
index 0cdaf95392f..969e7822be2 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-a29k.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-a29k.h
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
 
 #define COFF_FLAGS F_AR32W
 #define reloc_type int
+#define NEED_FX_R_TYPE