diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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--- a/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2016-09-09  Jim Meyering  <meyering@fb.com>
+
+	getprogname-tests: don't depend on assert-h
+	* modules/getprogname-tests (Depends-on): Remove assert-h.
+	It was not needed, and in fact would cause build failure for
+	coreutils on some systems.  Reported by Assaf Gordon in https:
+	//lists.gnu.org/archive/html/coreutils/2016-09/msg00016.html
+
 2016-09-07  Jim Meyering  <meyering@fb.com>
 
 	getprogname-tests: work also when EXEEXT is nonempty
diff --git a/modules/getprogname-tests b/modules/getprogname-tests
index 822b7a3b5f..cbfda75af7 100644
--- a/modules/getprogname-tests
+++ b/modules/getprogname-tests
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ Files:
 tests/test-getprogname.c
 
 Depends-on:
-assert-h
 string
 
 configure.ac: