diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 70a5c6b8661..7bc3be9eb5e 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-08-01  Franz Sirl  <Franz.Sirl-kernel@lauterbach.com>
+
+	* c-common.c (cb_register_builtins): Always define __GXX_ABI_VERSION.
+
 2002-08-01  Richard Henderson  <rth@redhat.com>
 
 	* toplev.c (parse_options_and_default_flags): Don't set 
diff --git a/gcc/c-common.c b/gcc/c-common.c
index 4d66589bb4c..415127317f0 100644
--- a/gcc/c-common.c
+++ b/gcc/c-common.c
@@ -4732,9 +4732,12 @@ cb_register_builtins (pfile)
 	cpp_define (pfile, "__EXCEPTIONS");
       if (warn_deprecated)
 	cpp_define (pfile, "__DEPRECATED");
-      cpp_define (pfile, "__GXX_ABI_VERSION=102");
     }
 
+  /* represents the C++ ABI version, always defined so it can be used while
+     preprocessing C and assembler.  */
+  cpp_define (pfile, "__GXX_ABI_VERSION=102");
+
   /* libgcc needs to know this.  */
   if (USING_SJLJ_EXCEPTIONS)
     cpp_define (pfile, "__USING_SJLJ_EXCEPTIONS__");