diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 8de9f44caf..b1592b22e9 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-03-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* config/tc-iq2000.c (line_comment_chars): Include the # character
+	as otherwise this breaks #APP/#NO_APP processing.
+
 2005-03-03  Ramana Radhakrishnan  <ramana.radhakrishnan@codito.com>
 
 	* config/tc-arc.c(md_assemble): Remove dead code for handling
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-iq2000.c b/gas/config/tc-iq2000.c
index c56df075f4..11319098d4 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-iq2000.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-iq2000.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ typedef struct
 iq2000_insn;
 
 const char comment_chars[]        = "#";
-const char line_comment_chars[]   = "";
+const char line_comment_chars[]   = "#";
 const char line_separator_chars[] = ";";
 const char EXP_CHARS[]            = "eE";
 const char FLT_CHARS[]            = "dD";