--- binutils-2.20.orig/gas/configure.tgt	2011-07-03 18:19:58.000000000 +1000
+++ binutils-2.20/gas/configure.tgt	2011-07-03 18:14:15.000000000 +1000
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@
 
   nios2*-linux*)                        fmt=elf em=linux ;;
   nios2*-*-*)				fmt=elf ;;
+  nios2*-rtems*)                        fmt=elf ;;
 
   ns32k-pc532-mach*)			fmt=aout em=pc532mach ;;
   ns32k-pc532-ux*)			fmt=aout em=pc532mach ;;
--- binutils-2.20.orig/gas/config/tc-nios2.c	2011-07-03 18:20:09.000000000 +1000
+++ binutils-2.20/gas/config/tc-nios2.c	2011-07-03 18:08:42.000000000 +1000
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@
 void
 md_number_to_chars (char *buf, valueT val, int n)
 {
-  assert (n == 1 || n == 2 || n == 4);
+  assert (n == 1 || n == 2 || n == 4 || n == 8);
   if (target_big_endian)
     {
       number_to_chars_bigendian (buf, val, n);