diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 59251bb25..333b127ad 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-02-20  Patrick Mansfield <patmans@us.ibm.com>
+
+	* configure.host: Build SPU with default_newlib_atexit_dynamic_alloc="no".
+
 2007-02-20  Kazunori Asayama <asayama@sm.sony.co.jp>
 
 	* libc/machine/spu/Makefile.am: Add new objects.
diff --git a/newlib/configure.host b/newlib/configure.host
index d5a978ce5..3b6d996a7 100644
--- a/newlib/configure.host
+++ b/newlib/configure.host
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ case "${host}" in
 	;;
   spu-*-*)
 	default_newlib_io_long_long="yes"
+	default_newlib_atexit_dynamic_alloc="no"
 	;;
   strongarm-*-*)
 	sys_dir=arm