diff --git a/include/ChangeLog b/include/ChangeLog
index f084976f3..4d02320bc 100644
--- a/include/ChangeLog
+++ b/include/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-05-06  Paul Brook  <paul@codesourcery.com>
+
+        include/elf/
+        * mips.h (R_MIPS_PC32): Update comment.
+
 2013-04-03  Jason Merrill  <jason@redhat.com>
 
 	Demangle C++11 ref-qualifier.
diff --git a/include/elf/mips.h b/include/elf/mips.h
index ca9fdcd78..493bbfd21 100644
--- a/include/elf/mips.h
+++ b/include/elf/mips.h
@@ -152,9 +152,8 @@ START_RELOC_NUMBERS (elf_mips_reloc_type)
   FAKE_RELOC (R_MICROMIPS_max, 174)
 
   /* This was a GNU extension used by embedded-PIC.  It was co-opted by
-     mips-linux for exception-handling data.  It is no longer used, but
-     should continue to be supported by the linker for backward
-     compatibility.  (GCC stopped using it in May, 2004.)  */
+     mips-linux for exception-handling data.  GCC stopped using it in
+     May, 2004, then started using it again for compact unwind tables.  */
   RELOC_NUMBER (R_MIPS_PC32, 248)
   /* FIXME: this relocation is used internally by gas.  */
   RELOC_NUMBER (R_MIPS_GNU_REL16_S2, 250)