diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog b/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
index f301b628bff..cc62e0e99c9 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-03-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* config/default.exp (ASFLAGS): For the RX target add:
+	-muse-conventional-section-names.
+
 2014-03-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* ld-powerpc/vle-reloc-3.d: Remove addresses.
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/config/default.exp b/ld/testsuite/config/default.exp
index 9629ac3350c..a90e9d41065 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/config/default.exp
+++ b/ld/testsuite/config/default.exp
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ if {[istarget mips64*-*-linux*] &&
     append gcc_gas_flag " -mabi=n32"
 }
 
+if { [istarget rx-*-*] } {
+    global ASFLAGS
+    set ASFLAGS "-muse-conventional-section-names"
+}
+
 # load the utility procedures
 load_lib ld-lib.exp