diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index a314e1322..3e1a059bc 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-11-29  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
+
+	* libc/include/dirent.h: Protect against multiple inclusion.
+
 2001-11-27  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
 
 	* libc/include/sys/types.h: Define useconds_t.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/dirent.h b/newlib/libc/include/dirent.h
index 9e33a0dcb..6fefc03cb 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/dirent.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/dirent.h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#ifndef _DIRENT_H_
+#define _DIRENT_H_
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -10,3 +12,4 @@ extern "C" {
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
+#endif /*_DIRENT_H_*/