diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 231f1cc0d..c5ea5c15f 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-02-04  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
+
+	* libc/include/sys/reent.h [(!_REENT_SMALL]: Add
+	_REENT_CHECK_EMERGENCY macro.
+
 2002-02-03  matthew green  <mrg@redhat.com>
 
 	* libc/reent/signgam.c (__signgam): Fix error in previous.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h b/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
index 7d1a47215..d28d201ca 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ struct _reent
 #define _REENT_CHECK_MP(ptr)		/* nothing */
 #define _REENT_CHECK_TM(ptr)		/* nothing */
 #define _REENT_CHECK_ASCTIME_BUF(ptr)	/* nothing */
+#define _REENT_CHECK_EMERGENCY(ptr)	/* nothing */
 
 #define _REENT_SIGNGAM(ptr)	((ptr)->_new._reent._gamma_signgam)
 #define _REENT_RAND_NEXT(ptr)	((ptr)->_new._reent._rand_next)