diff --git a/config/ChangeLog b/config/ChangeLog
index 0c045c267..e935a928b 100644
--- a/config/ChangeLog
+++ b/config/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-08-31  Robert Bowdidge <bowdidge@apple.com>
+
+	* mh-ppc-darwin: Add file, and override BOOT_CFLAGS.
+
 2004-08-13  Nathanael Nerode  <neroden@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	* Add ACX_{TARGET,HOST,BUILD}_NONCANONICAL,
diff --git a/config/mh-ppc-darwin b/config/mh-ppc-darwin
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/mh-ppc-darwin
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# The -mdynamic-no-pic ensures that the compiler executable is built without
+# position-independent-code -- the usual default on Darwin. This fix speeds
+# compiles by 3-5%.
+
+BOOT_CFLAGS=-g -O2 -mdynamic-no-pic
+