diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 824355caf63a9e3d39094cdb306bf747c935113c..58f1e52f220d2baae4d52a56265276404467b89d 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-06-09  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* gcc.dg/pr34856.c: Condition use of -maltivec on
+	powerpc_altivec_ok.  Use -w on other powerpc*-*-linux*.
+
 2008-06-09  Richard Sandiford  <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
 
 	* gcc.dg/torture/mips-hilo-1.c: Delete.
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr34856.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr34856.c
index 416b40b91ba727ee852a5a390d15ee8558b6746d..ae42c85b0bd46d09b833bdc172929b9cb69e5026 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr34856.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr34856.c
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /* { dg-do compile } */
 /* { dg-options "-O2" } */
 /* { dg-options "-O2 -msse2" { target { i?86-*-* x86_64-*-* } } } */
-/* { dg-options "-O2 -maltivec" { target { powerpc*-*-linux* } } } */
+/* { dg-options "-O2 -w" { target { powerpc*-*-linux* } } } */
+/* { dg-options "-O2 -maltivec" { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && powerpc_altivec_ok } } } */
 
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