diff --git a/gcc/config/or1k/or1k.h b/gcc/config/or1k/or1k.h
index b686f1bd159..fe01ab81ead 100644
--- a/gcc/config/or1k/or1k.h
+++ b/gcc/config/or1k/or1k.h
@@ -408,4 +408,8 @@ do {                                                    \
     ((N) < 4 ? HW_TO_GCC_REGNO (25) + (N) : INVALID_REGNUM)
 #define EH_RETURN_STACKADJ_RTX gen_rtx_REG (Pmode, EH_RETURN_REGNUM)
 
+/* Select a format to encode pointers in exception handling data.  */
+#define ASM_PREFERRED_EH_DATA_FORMAT(CODE, GLOBAL) \
+  (((GLOBAL) ? DW_EH_PE_indirect : 0) | DW_EH_PE_pcrel | DW_EH_PE_sdata4)
+
 #endif /* GCC_OR1K_H */