diff -ur binutils-2.18.orig/bfd/elf32-avr.c binutils-2.18/bfd/elf32-avr.c
--- binutils-2.18.orig/bfd/elf32-avr.c	2007-08-06 23:59:24.000000000 +0400
+++ binutils-2.18/bfd/elf32-avr.c	2010-02-16 21:54:40.000000000 +0300
@@ -501,7 +501,21 @@
          FALSE,                 /* partial_inplace */
          0xffff,                /* src_mask */
          0xffff,                /* dst_mask */
-         FALSE)                 /* pcrel_offset */
+         FALSE),                /* pcrel_offset */
+  /* 8 bit offset */
+  HOWTO (R_AVR_8,		/* type */
+	 0,			/* rightshift */
+	 0,			/* size (0 = byte, 1 = short, 2 = long) */
+	 8,			/* bitsize */
+	 FALSE,			/* pc_relative */
+	 0,			/* bitpos */
+	 complain_overflow_bitfield,/* complain_on_overflow */
+	 bfd_elf_generic_reloc,	/* special_function */
+	 "R_AVR_8",		/* name */
+	 FALSE,			/* partial_inplace */
+	 0x000000ff,		/* src_mask */
+	 0x000000ff,		/* dst_mask */
+	 FALSE),		/* pcrel_offset */
 };
 
 /* Map BFD reloc types to AVR ELF reloc types.  */
@@ -539,7 +553,8 @@
   { BFD_RELOC_AVR_CALL,             R_AVR_CALL },
   { BFD_RELOC_AVR_LDI,              R_AVR_LDI  },
   { BFD_RELOC_AVR_6,                R_AVR_6    },
-  { BFD_RELOC_AVR_6_ADIW,           R_AVR_6_ADIW }
+  { BFD_RELOC_AVR_6_ADIW,           R_AVR_6_ADIW },
+  { BFD_RELOC_8,                    R_AVR_8 }
 };
 
 /* Meant to be filled one day with the wrap around address for the
diff -ur binutils-2.18.orig/gas/config/tc-avr.c binutils-2.18/gas/config/tc-avr.c
--- binutils-2.18.orig/gas/config/tc-avr.c	2010-02-16 21:19:16.000000000 +0300
+++ binutils-2.18/gas/config/tc-avr.c	2010-02-16 21:17:43.000000000 +0300
@@ -1131,6 +1131,13 @@
 	  bfd_putl16 ((bfd_vma) value, where);
 	  break;
 
+	case BFD_RELOC_8:
+          if (value > 255 || value < -128)
+	    as_warn_where (fixP->fx_file, fixP->fx_line,
+                           _("operand out of range: %ld"), value);
+          *where = value;
+	  break;
+
 	case BFD_RELOC_AVR_16_PM:
 	  bfd_putl16 ((bfd_vma) (value >> 1), where);
 	  break;
@@ -1418,7 +1425,9 @@
 {
   if (exp_mod_pm == 0)
     {
-      if (nbytes == 2)
+      if (nbytes == 1)
+	fix_new_exp (frag, where, nbytes, exp, FALSE, BFD_RELOC_8);
+      else if (nbytes == 2)
 	fix_new_exp (frag, where, nbytes, exp, FALSE, BFD_RELOC_16);
       else if (nbytes == 4)
 	fix_new_exp (frag, where, nbytes, exp, FALSE, BFD_RELOC_32);
diff -ur binutils-2.18.orig/include/elf/avr.h binutils-2.18/include/elf/avr.h
--- binutils-2.18.orig/include/elf/avr.h	2006-05-24 11:36:11.000000000 +0400
+++ binutils-2.18/include/elf/avr.h	2010-02-16 21:28:28.000000000 +0300
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
      RELOC_NUMBER (R_AVR_MS8_LDI_NEG,          23)
      RELOC_NUMBER (R_AVR_LO8_LDI_GS,	       24)
      RELOC_NUMBER (R_AVR_HI8_LDI_GS,	       25)
+     RELOC_NUMBER (R_AVR_8, 		       26)
 END_RELOC_NUMBERS (R_AVR_max)
 
 #endif /* _ELF_AVR_H */