diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 4f92e1c8852..4478d94a1ba 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-03-12  Bob Wilson  <bob.wilson@acm.org>
+
+	* config/xtensa/xtensa.h (ASM_OUTPUT_POOL_PROLOGUE): Switch
+	to function_section before writing out the constant pool.
+
 2002-03-12  David Edelsohn  <edelsohn@gnu.org>
 
 	* config/rs6000/rs6000.h (PREDICATE_CODES): Add any_operand and
diff --git a/gcc/config/xtensa/xtensa.h b/gcc/config/xtensa/xtensa.h
index 7d581b3f2a8..9606bb31712 100644
--- a/gcc/config/xtensa/xtensa.h
+++ b/gcc/config/xtensa/xtensa.h
@@ -1655,6 +1655,8 @@ typedef struct xtensa_args {
 	fprintf (FILE, "\t.begin\tliteral_prefix %s\n",			\
 		 strcmp (fnsectname, ".text") ? fnsectname : "");	\
       }									\
+    if ((SIZE) > 0)							\
+      function_section (FUNDECL);  					\
   } while (0)