Use of a herbicide combination for controlling harmful plants in a cerealcrop, with theexception of maize and rice crops, wherein the herbicide combination comprisesasynergistically active content of: (A) a broad-spectrum herbicide which isglyphosate,an alkali metal salt thereof, a salt with an amine or a sulfosate; and (B) oneor moreherbicides which are foliar-acting and/or soil-acting, residual action,herbicides whichare effective selectively in cereals, against monocotyledonous harmful plantsandwhich are isoproturon, chlorotoluron, fluthiamide, prosulfocarb,pendimethalin,fenoxaprop-P, fenoxaprop, diclofop, tralkoxydim, imazamethabenz,flupyrsulfuron orclodinafop, wherein the cereal crop is tolerant to the herbicides (A) and (B),optionallyin the presence of a safener.