diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 982afbcf9d9..94a9f20326e 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Wed Dec 18 10:08:46 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)
+
+	* config/tc-mn10200.c (mn10200_insert_operand): Don't
+	range check operands with MN10200_OPERAND_NOCHECK set.
+	(check_operand): Likewise.
+
 Tue Dec 17 10:59:32 1996  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
 
 	* config/tc-mips.c: Undo part of last Friday's alignment changes.
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mn10200.c b/gas/config/tc-mn10200.c
index 46f16105d7e..dcb3e7d2149 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mn10200.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mn10200.c
@@ -888,7 +888,8 @@ mn10200_insert_operand (insnp, extensionp, operand, val, file, line, shift)
      unsigned int shift;
 {
   /* No need to check 24 or 32bit operands for a bit.  */
-  if (operand->bits < 24)
+  if (operand->bits < 24
+      && (operand->flags & MN10200_OPERAND_NOCHECK) == 0)
     {
       long min, max;
       offsetT test;
@@ -944,7 +945,8 @@ check_operand (insn, operand, val)
      offsetT val;
 {
   /* No need to check 24bit or 32bit operands for a bit.  */
-  if (operand->bits < 24)
+  if (operand->bits < 24
+      && (operand->flags & MN10200_OPERAND_NOCHECK) == 0)
     {
       long min, max;
       offsetT test;