diff --git a/gold/ChangeLog b/gold/ChangeLog
index efd7752e4e..c3d1b5af13 100644
--- a/gold/ChangeLog
+++ b/gold/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-03-07  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* testsuite/discard_locals_relocatable_test.c: Add a powerpc
+	relocation referencing .LC0.
+	* testsuite/discard_locals_test.sh: Remove FIXMEs.
+
 2013-03-07  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* testsuite/ifunc-sel.h (ifunc_sel, ifunc_one): Mark
diff --git a/gold/testsuite/discard_locals_relocatable_test.c b/gold/testsuite/discard_locals_relocatable_test.c
index d46151e42c..f7f8b27920 100644
--- a/gold/testsuite/discard_locals_relocatable_test.c
+++ b/gold/testsuite/discard_locals_relocatable_test.c
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@
    in the output object file. */
 asm (".Lshould_be_discarded:");
 
+#ifdef __powerpc__
+/* Test wants to keep one local.  Satisfy it.  */
+#ifdef __powerpc64__
+asm (".reloc 0,R_PPC64_NONE,.LC0");
+#else
+asm (".reloc 0,R_PPC_NONE,.LC0");
+#endif
+#endif
+
 extern void print_func (const char* s);
 
 extern int func (void);
diff --git a/gold/testsuite/discard_locals_test.sh b/gold/testsuite/discard_locals_test.sh
index 0d0a118472..3fc679a458 100755
--- a/gold/testsuite/discard_locals_test.sh
+++ b/gold/testsuite/discard_locals_test.sh
@@ -55,10 +55,8 @@ check_non_discarded()
 
 check_discarded     "discard_locals_test.syms" "should_be_discarded"
 
-# FIXME: gcc doesn't generate a .LC0 sym for powerpc64
 check_non_discarded "discard_locals_relocatable_test1.syms" ".LC0"
 check_discarded     "discard_locals_relocatable_test1.syms" "should_be_discarded"
-# FIXME: gcc doesn't generate a .LC0 sym for powerpc64
 check_non_discarded "discard_locals_relocatable_test2.syms" ".LC0"
 check_discarded     "discard_locals_relocatable_test2.syms" "should_be_discarded"