diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index b313eff0e..b72120c68 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2006-09-13  Patrick Mansfield <patmans@us.ibm.com>
+
+	* libc/include/math.h: Remove _CONST from _LIB_VERSION, as it is
+	supposed to be writable.
+	* libm/common/s_lib_ver.c: Ditto.
+
 2006-09-12  Paul Brook  <paul@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* libc/stdlib/rand.c (srand): Add _REENT_CHECK_RAND48.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/math.h b/newlib/libc/include/math.h
index 41ce752b3..2e1533ad8 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/math.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/math.h
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ enum __fdlibm_version
 #define _LIB_VERSION_TYPE enum __fdlibm_version
 #define _LIB_VERSION __fdlib_version
 
-extern __IMPORT _CONST _LIB_VERSION_TYPE _LIB_VERSION;
+extern __IMPORT _LIB_VERSION_TYPE _LIB_VERSION;
 
 #define _IEEE_  __fdlibm_ieee
 #define _SVID_  __fdlibm_svid
diff --git a/newlib/libm/common/s_lib_ver.c b/newlib/libm/common/s_lib_ver.c
index d42f62404..15c8b4166 100644
--- a/newlib/libm/common/s_lib_ver.c
+++ b/newlib/libm/common/s_lib_ver.c
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
  * define and initialize _LIB_VERSION
  */
 #ifdef _POSIX_MODE
-_CONST _LIB_VERSION_TYPE _LIB_VERSION = _POSIX_;
+_LIB_VERSION_TYPE _LIB_VERSION = _POSIX_;
 #else
 #ifdef _XOPEN_MODE
-_CONST _LIB_VERSION_TYPE _LIB_VERSION = _XOPEN_;
+_LIB_VERSION_TYPE _LIB_VERSION = _XOPEN_;
 #else
 #ifdef _SVID3_MODE
-_CONST _LIB_VERSION_TYPE _LIB_VERSION = _SVID_;
+_LIB_VERSION_TYPE _LIB_VERSION = _SVID_;
 #else					/* default _IEEE_MODE */
-_CONST _LIB_VERSION_TYPE _LIB_VERSION = _IEEE_;
+_LIB_VERSION_TYPE _LIB_VERSION = _IEEE_;
 #endif
 #endif
 #endif