diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index ac87504b4..6461d7649 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2015-01-19  Stefan Wallentowitz  <stefan.wallentowitz@tum.de>
+
+	* configure.host: Add extra system for OpenRISC baremetal.
+
 2015-01-14  Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
 
 	* libc/include/sys/unistd.h [__BSD_VISIBLE]: Add issetugid() prototype.
diff --git a/newlib/configure.host b/newlib/configure.host
index c4773d983..a8bbead44 100644
--- a/newlib/configure.host
+++ b/newlib/configure.host
@@ -502,8 +502,10 @@ case "${host}" in
   nios2*)
 	sys_dir=
 	;;
-  or1k-*-* | or1knd-*-*)
-        syscall_dir=syscalls
+  or1k-*-elf | or1knd-*-elf)
+	sys_dir=or1k
+	newlib_cflags="${newlib_cflags} -DREENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED "
+	have_crt0="no"
 	;;
   powerpcle-*-pe)
 	posix_dir=posix
@@ -748,6 +750,9 @@ case "${host}" in
   nds32*)
 	syscall_dir=syscalls
 	;;
+  or1k*|or1knd*)
+	syscall_dir=syscalls
+	;;
   powerpc*-*-eabialtivec*)
 	default_newlib_io_long_long="yes"
 	newlib_cflags="${newlib_cflags} -DMISSING_SYSCALL_NAMES"