diff --git a/include/coff/ChangeLog b/include/coff/ChangeLog
index 75a7ff818..d18113d52 100644
--- a/include/coff/ChangeLog
+++ b/include/coff/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-12-02  Graham Reed <grahamr@algorithmics.com>
+
+	* internal.h (C_WEAKEXT): Add alternative value for AIX 5.2
+	based targets.
+
 2003-08-23  Jason Eckhardt  <jle@rice.edu>
 
 	* coff/i860.h (COFF860_R_PAIR, COFF860_R_LOW0, COFF860_R_LOW1,
diff --git a/include/coff/internal.h b/include/coff/internal.h
index b9b6368f0..2d41bf9a5 100644
--- a/include/coff/internal.h
+++ b/include/coff/internal.h
@@ -235,7 +235,11 @@ struct internal_aouthdr
 #define C_ALIAS	 	105	/* duplicate tag		*/
 #define C_HIDDEN	106	/* ext symbol in dmert public lib */
 
-#define C_WEAKEXT	127	/* weak symbol -- GNU extension */
+#if defined _AIX52 || defined AIX_WEAK_SUPPORT
+#define C_WEAKEXT	111	/* weak symbol -- AIX standard.  */
+#else
+#define C_WEAKEXT	127	/* weak symbol -- GNU extension.  */
+#endif
 
 /* New storage classes for TI COFF */
 #define C_UEXT		19	/* Tentative external definition */