diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 328e96aaf351..94065d6033f5 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2016-08-01  Jonathan Wakely  <jwakely@redhat.com>
 
+	* testsuite/17_intro/freestanding.cc: Remove "-x c" from dg-options.
+
 	* testsuite/20_util/tuple/cons/66338.cc: Limit test to C++11 and
 	later.
 	* testsuite/20_util/tuple/cons/element_accepts_anything_byval.cc:
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/17_intro/freestanding.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/17_intro/freestanding.cc
index d0674dd19c49..98e1d6c67d3d 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/17_intro/freestanding.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/17_intro/freestanding.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// { dg-options "-x c -std=gnu++11 -lsupc++ -fvtable-verify=none" }
+// { dg-options "-std=gnu++11 -lsupc++ -fvtable-verify=none" }
 
 // Copyright (C) 2010-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 //