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diff --git a/gdb/doublest.c b/gdb/doublest.c
index e601a4d..3f68273 100644
--- a/gdb/doublest.c
+++ b/gdb/doublest.c
@@ -633,6 +633,14 @@ floatformat_from_length (int len)
return TARGET_DOUBLE_FORMAT;
else if (len * TARGET_CHAR_BIT == TARGET_LONG_DOUBLE_BIT)
return TARGET_LONG_DOUBLE_FORMAT;
+ /* On i386 the 'long double' type takes 96 bits,
+ while the real number of used bits is only 80,
+ both in processor and in memory.
+ The code below accepts the real bit size. */
+ else if ((TARGET_LONG_DOUBLE_FORMAT != NULL)
+ && (len * TARGET_CHAR_BIT ==
+ TARGET_LONG_DOUBLE_FORMAT->totalsize))
+ return TARGET_LONG_DOUBLE_FORMAT;
return NULL;
}