diff --git gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
index fbe93c902..40ff739f7 100644
--- gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
+++ gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ edit_command (char *arg, int from_tty)
     }
 
   if ((editor = (char *) getenv ("EDITOR")) == NULL)
-      editor = "/bin/ex";
+      editor = "/usr/bin/ex";
   
   /* Approximate base-10 log of line to 1 unit for digit count */
   for(log10=32, m=0x80000000; !(sal.line & m) && log10>0; log10--, m=m>>1);
diff --git gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 6af8d3789..3de22cbc6 100644
--- gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 @set EDITION Ninth
 
 @c !!set GDB edit command default editor
-@set EDITOR /bin/ex
+@set EDITOR /usr/bin/ex
 
 @c THIS MANUAL REQUIRES TEXINFO 4.0 OR LATER.