  We study the quark-mass dependence of J^P = \frac12^- s-wave and J^P =
\frac32^- d-wave baryon resonances. Parameter-free results are obtained in
terms of the leading order chiral Lagrangian. In the 'heavy' SU(3) limit with
m_\pi =m_K \simeq 500 MeV the s-wave resonances turn into bound states forming
two octets plus a singlet representations of the SU(3) group. Similarly the
d-wave resonances turn into bound states forming an octet and a decuplet in
this limit. A contrasted result is obtained in the 'light' SU(3) limit with
m_\pi =m_K \simeq 140 MeV for which no resonances exist.
