diff --git a/lang/smlnj/patches/patch-src_runtime_include_asm-base_h b/lang/smlnj/patches/patch-src_runtime_include_asm-base_h
index 936f981cf30..dc3c21237b4 100644
--- a/lang/smlnj/patches/patch-src_runtime_include_asm-base_h
+++ b/lang/smlnj/patches/patch-src_runtime_include_asm-base_h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-$OpenBSD: patch-src_runtime_include_asm-base_h,v 1.3 2004/01/04 17:27:56 espie Exp $
+$OpenBSD: patch-src_runtime_include_asm-base_h,v 1.4 2004/01/11 01:02:46 espie Exp $
 --- src/runtime/include/asm-base.h.orig	1999-12-03 20:59:31.000000000 +0100
-+++ src/runtime/include/asm-base.h	2004-01-04 18:19:22.000000000 +0100
++++ src/runtime/include/asm-base.h	2004-01-11 01:58:50.000000000 +0100
 @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  #define FALSE	0
  #define TRUE	1
@@ -10,14 +10,18 @@ $OpenBSD: patch-src_runtime_include_asm-base_h,v 1.3 2004/01/04 17:27:56 espie E
  #  define GLOBALS_HAVE_UNDERSCORE
  #endif
  
-@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
+@@ -122,8 +122,12 @@
  #    define WORD(W)     WORD32(W)
  #  else
  #    define GLOBAL(ID)	  .globl	CSYM(ID)
 -#    define LABEL(ID)	  CONCAT(ID,:)
 -#    define IMMED(ID)	  CONCAT($,ID)
 +#    define LABEL(ID)	  ID:
-+#    define IMMED(ID)	  $ID
++#    if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ <= 2
++#      define IMMED(ID)	  CONCAT($, ID)
++#    else
++#      define IMMED(ID)	  $ID
++#    endif
  #    define ALIGN4        .align 2
  #    define WORD(W)       .word W
  #    define TEXT          .text