diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 16ad5fe713c4fd09c9f1e286b5ba18aaa9b4a424..a3db409c00ffa852598d4a587ddd7726c22ec9d0 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2001-12-03  Neil Booth  <neil@daikokuya.demon.co.uk>
+
+	PR c/4988
+	* (process_command): Don't add a preprocessor option for
+	--help and --target-help; cc1 is enough.
+
 2001-12-03  Neil Booth  <neil@daikokuya.demon.co.uk>
 
 	* c-decl.c (grokdeclarator): Use ISO word.
diff --git a/gcc/gcc.c b/gcc/gcc.c
index 03959471baebaf2a3ee1a4291b856808dd8dad21..cb2e47bc40b32a549e684677a7e29d58bcfcf539 100644
--- a/gcc/gcc.c
+++ b/gcc/gcc.c
@@ -3310,7 +3310,6 @@ process_command (argc, argv)
 	  n_infiles++;
 	  n_switches++;
 
-	  add_preprocessor_option ("--help", 6);
 	  add_assembler_option ("--help", 6);
 	  add_linker_option ("--help", 6);
 	}
@@ -3323,7 +3322,6 @@ process_command (argc, argv)
           n_infiles++;
           n_switches++;
 
-          add_preprocessor_option ("--target-help", 13);
           add_assembler_option ("--target-help", 13);
           add_linker_option ("--target-help", 13);
         }