diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 09ee0a27e7..a47c8be93a 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-07-26  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* config/tc-mips.c (mips_ip): Use symbol_temp_new_now to create
+	a fake label.
+
 2010-07-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* config/tc-mips.c (macro)[M_JAL_1, M_JAL_2]: Handle the JALR
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mips.c b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
index 103ab6f358..4c3beba099 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mips.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
@@ -9953,9 +9953,7 @@ do_msbd:
 		    /* Set the argument to the current address in the
 		       section.  */
 		    offset_expr.X_op = O_symbol;
-		    offset_expr.X_add_symbol =
-		      symbol_new ("L0\001", now_seg,
-				  (valueT) frag_now_fix (), frag_now);
+		    offset_expr.X_add_symbol = symbol_temp_new_now ();
 		    offset_expr.X_add_number = 0;
 
 		    /* Put the floating point number into the section.  */