diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index b46b1093c..13a4bb3c9 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-06-09  Ken Werner  <ken.werner@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* libc/machine/spu/strcat.c: Return value fixed.
+	* libc/machine/spu/strncat.c: Likewise.
+		
 2008-05-28  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
 
 	Fix bug in previous patch.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/spu/strcat.c b/newlib/libc/machine/spu/strcat.c
index 5b57a9b66..9a5185c1b 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/spu/strcat.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/spu/strcat.c
@@ -41,5 +41,6 @@
  */
 char *strcat(char * __restrict__ dest, const char * __restrict__ src)
 {
-  return _strncpy(_straddr(dest), src, 0, 0, 0);
+  _strncpy(_straddr(dest), src, 0, 0, 0);
+  return dest;
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/spu/strncat.c b/newlib/libc/machine/spu/strncat.c
index d0b891b3b..3eeea7a77 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/spu/strncat.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/spu/strncat.c
@@ -41,5 +41,6 @@
 char * strncat(char * __restrict__ dest, const char * __restrict__ src,
                size_t n)
 {
-  return _strncpy(_straddr(dest), src, n, 1, 1);
+  _strncpy(_straddr(dest), src, n, 1, 1);
+  return dest;
 }