diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 241e6b0f976..0507f627e92 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-12-23  Kai Tietz  <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
+
+	* rcparse.y (rcdata_data): Allow empty comma elements.
+
 2008-12-23  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	* objdump.c (dump_reloc_set): Remove STT_IFUNC support.
diff --git a/binutils/rcparse.y b/binutils/rcparse.y
index 9b720685408..3276189c78d 100644
--- a/binutils/rcparse.y
+++ b/binutils/rcparse.y
@@ -1248,6 +1248,10 @@ rcdata_data:
 	    $1.last->next = ri;
 	    $$.last = ri;
 	  }
+	| rcdata_data ','
+	  {
+	    $$=$1;
+	  }
 	;
 
 /* Stringtable resources.  */