diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/include/sys/ioccom.h b/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/include/sys/ioccom.h
index a0117245b..adaa30797 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/include/sys/ioccom.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/include/sys/ioccom.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	@(#)ioccom.h	8.2 (Berkeley) 3/28/94
+ *	@(#)ioccom.h	8.3 (Berkeley) 1/9/95
  * $FreeBSD$
  */
 
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ typedef unsigned long ioctl_command_t;
  * Ioctl's have the command encoded in the lower word, and the size of
  * any in or out parameters in the upper word.  The high 3 bits of the
  * upper word are used to encode the in/out status of the parameter.
+ *
+ *	 31 29 28                     16 15            8 7             0
+ *	+---------------------------------------------------------------+
+ *	| I/O | Parameter Length        | Command Group | Command       |
+ *	+---------------------------------------------------------------+
  */
 #define	IOCPARM_SHIFT	13		/* number of bits for ioctl size */
 #define	IOCPARM_MASK	((1 << IOCPARM_SHIFT) - 1) /* parameter length mask */
@@ -51,11 +56,11 @@ typedef unsigned long ioctl_command_t;
 #define	IOCGROUP(x)	(((x) >> 8) & 0xff)
 
 #define	IOCPARM_MAX	(1 << IOCPARM_SHIFT) /* max size of ioctl */
-#define	IOC_VOID	0x20000000	/* no parameters */
-#define	IOC_OUT		0x40000000	/* copy out parameters */
-#define	IOC_IN		0x80000000	/* copy in parameters */
-#define	IOC_INOUT	(IOC_IN|IOC_OUT)
-#define	IOC_DIRMASK	(IOC_VOID|IOC_OUT|IOC_IN)
+#define	IOC_VOID	0x20000000UL	/* no parameters */
+#define	IOC_OUT		0x40000000UL	/* copy out parameters */
+#define	IOC_IN		0x80000000UL	/* copy in parameters */
+#define	IOC_INOUT	(IOC_IN|IOC_OUT)/* copy parameters in and out */
+#define	IOC_DIRMASK	(IOC_VOID|IOC_OUT|IOC_IN)/* mask for IN/OUT/VOID */
 
 #define	_IOC(inout,group,num,len)					\
     ((ioctl_command_t)((ioctl_command_t)(inout) | (((ioctl_command_t)(len) & \