diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 9ea3a40307e..a0c0a7ff488 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-11-01  Thiemo Seufer  <ths@networkno.de>
+
+	* config/tc-mips.c (md_parse_option): Fix typo in comment.
+
 2005-10-30  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* as.c (show_usage): Document "@FILE".
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mips.c b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
index 7ae421d2229..391f0bebbdd 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mips.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
@@ -10709,8 +10709,8 @@ md_parse_option (int c, char *arg)
       mips_abicalls = FALSE;
       break;
 
-      /* The -xgot option tells the assembler to use 32 offsets when
-         accessing the got in SVR4_PIC mode.  It is for Irix
+      /* The -xgot option tells the assembler to use 32 bit offsets
+         when accessing the got in SVR4_PIC mode.  It is for Irix
          compatibility.  */
     case OPTION_XGOT:
       mips_big_got = 1;