diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index c818ddcc81d..1abe8fbf66f 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-03-03  Neil Booth  <neil@daikokuya.demon.co.uk>
+
+        * cpplex.c (parse_string): Unconditionally pedwarn.
+
 2001-03-03  Neil Booth  <neil@daikokuya.demon.co.uk>
 
         * cpp.texi: Update.
diff --git a/gcc/cpplex.c b/gcc/cpplex.c
index c0b5e026ae2..939951a4e7f 100644
--- a/gcc/cpplex.c
+++ b/gcc/cpplex.c
@@ -686,8 +686,7 @@ parse_string (pfile, token, terminator)
 	      break;
 	    }
 
-	  if (! cpp_sys_macro_p (pfile))
-	    cpp_pedwarn (pfile, "multi-line string constants are deprecated");
+	  cpp_pedwarn (pfile, "multi-line string literals are deprecated");
 	  if (pfile->mlstring_pos.line == 0)
 	    pfile->mlstring_pos = pfile->lexer_pos;