diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index d0f7e29a57d..8e68fd85a5e 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Thu Sep 18 14:11:56 1997  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cygnus.com>
+
+	* config/tc-v850.c (md_assemble): Cope with a zero data area
+	relocation with a constant offset.
+
 Thu Sep 18 11:24:01 1997  Doug Evans  <dje@canuck.cygnus.com>
 
 	* config/tc-sparc.c (parse_keyword_arg): Allow numbers in reg names.
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-v850.c b/gas/config/tc-v850.c
index b18cf24353d..48ee16e9ec0 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-v850.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-v850.c
@@ -1248,6 +1248,10 @@ md_assemble (str)
 		{
 		  switch (reloc)
 		    {
+		    case BFD_RELOC_V850_ZDA_16_16_OFFSET:
+		      /* To cope with "not1 7, zdaoff(0xfffff006)[r0]"  and the like.  */
+		      /* Fall through.  */
+		      
 		    case BFD_RELOC_LO16:
 		      {
 			/* Truncate, then sign extend the value.  */
@@ -1287,9 +1291,10 @@ md_assemble (str)
 		      ex.X_add_number       = 0;
 		      break;
 /* end-sanitize-v850e */
-			 
+		      
 		    default:
-		      as_bad ( "AAARG -> unhandled constant reloc");
+		      fprintf (stderr, "reloc: %d\n", reloc);
+		      as_bad ("AAARG -> unhandled constant reloc");
 		      break;
 		    }