diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index d0d5bb62ed1..d8a3fcccad8 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2010-09-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	* emul_aix.c (ar_emul_aix_append): Add a target argument
+	and ignore it if it is set.
+	(ar_emul_aix5_append): Likewise.
+	(ar_emul_aix_replace): Likewise.
+	(ar_emul_aix5_replace): Likewise.
+
 2010-09-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* ar.c (plugin_target): New.
diff --git a/binutils/emul_aix.c b/binutils/emul_aix.c
index 256bfd11da0..dd5c97ec569 100644
--- a/binutils/emul_aix.c
+++ b/binutils/emul_aix.c
@@ -92,31 +92,41 @@ ar_emul_aix_internal (bfd **       after_bfd,
 
 
 static bfd_boolean
-ar_emul_aix_append (bfd **after_bfd, char *file_name, bfd_boolean verbose,
-                    bfd_boolean flatten)
+ar_emul_aix_append (bfd **after_bfd, char *file_name, const char *target,
+		    bfd_boolean verbose, bfd_boolean flatten)
 {
+  if (target)
+    non_fatal (_("target `%s' ignored."), target);
   return ar_emul_aix_internal (after_bfd, file_name, verbose,
 			       "aixcoff64-rs6000", TRUE, flatten);
 }
 
 static bfd_boolean
-ar_emul_aix5_append (bfd **after_bfd, char *file_name, bfd_boolean verbose,
-                     bfd_boolean flatten)
+ar_emul_aix5_append (bfd **after_bfd, char *file_name, const char *target,
+		     bfd_boolean verbose, bfd_boolean flatten)
 {
+  if (target)
+    non_fatal (_("target `%s' ignored."), target);
   return ar_emul_aix_internal (after_bfd, file_name, verbose,
 			       "aix5coff64-rs6000", TRUE, flatten);
 }
 
 static bfd_boolean
-ar_emul_aix_replace (bfd **after_bfd, char *file_name, bfd_boolean verbose)
+ar_emul_aix_replace (bfd **after_bfd, char *file_name, const char *target,
+		     bfd_boolean verbose)
 {
+  if (target)
+    non_fatal (_("target `%s' ignored."), target);
   return ar_emul_aix_internal (after_bfd, file_name, verbose,
 			       "aixcoff64-rs6000", FALSE, FALSE);
 }
 
 static bfd_boolean
-ar_emul_aix5_replace (bfd **after_bfd, char *file_name, bfd_boolean verbose)
+ar_emul_aix5_replace (bfd **after_bfd, char *file_name,
+		      const char *target, bfd_boolean verbose)
 {
+  if (target)
+    non_fatal (_("target `%s' ignored."), target);
   return ar_emul_aix_internal (after_bfd, file_name, verbose,
 			       "aix5coff64-rs6000", FALSE, FALSE);
 }