diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/Makefile.am b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/Makefile.am
index 6b6705027..9bd35e733 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/Makefile.am
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AM_CCASFLAGS = $(INCLUDES)
 
 noinst_LIBRARIES = lib.a
 
-lib_a_SOURCES = setjmp.S access.c strcmp.S strcpy.c \
+lib_a_SOURCES = setjmp.S strcmp.S strcpy.c \
 		aeabi_memcpy.c aeabi_memcpy-armv7a.S \
 		aeabi_memmove.c aeabi_memmove-soft.S \
 		aeabi_memset.c aeabi_memset-soft.S aeabi_memclr.c
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/Makefile.in
index a0e4cc2bd..d9dbcd5c3 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/Makefile.in
@@ -69,9 +69,8 @@ LIBRARIES = $(noinst_LIBRARIES)
 ARFLAGS = cru
 lib_a_AR = $(AR) $(ARFLAGS)
 lib_a_LIBADD =
-am_lib_a_OBJECTS = lib_a-setjmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-access.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-strcmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strcpy.$(OBJEXT) \
-	lib_a-aeabi_memcpy.$(OBJEXT) \
+am_lib_a_OBJECTS = lib_a-setjmp.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-strcmp.$(OBJEXT) \
+	lib_a-strcpy.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-aeabi_memcpy.$(OBJEXT) \
 	lib_a-aeabi_memcpy-armv7a.$(OBJEXT) \
 	lib_a-aeabi_memmove.$(OBJEXT) \
 	lib_a-aeabi_memmove-soft.$(OBJEXT) \
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = cygnus
 INCLUDES = $(NEWLIB_CFLAGS) $(CROSS_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CFLAGS)
 AM_CCASFLAGS = $(INCLUDES)
 noinst_LIBRARIES = lib.a
-lib_a_SOURCES = setjmp.S access.c strcmp.S strcpy.c aeabi_memcpy.c \
+lib_a_SOURCES = setjmp.S strcmp.S strcpy.c aeabi_memcpy.c \
 	aeabi_memcpy-armv7a.S aeabi_memmove.c aeabi_memmove-soft.S \
 	aeabi_memset.c aeabi_memset-soft.S aeabi_memclr.c \
 	memchr-stub.c memchr.S memcpy-stub.c memcpy.S strlen-stub.c \
@@ -338,12 +337,6 @@ lib_a-strlen.obj: strlen.S
 .c.obj:
 	$(COMPILE) -c `$(CYGPATH_W) '$<'`
 
-lib_a-access.o: access.c
-	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(lib_a_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o lib_a-access.o `test -f 'access.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`access.c
-
-lib_a-access.obj: access.c
-	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(lib_a_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o lib_a-access.obj `if test -f 'access.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'access.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/access.c'; fi`
-
 lib_a-strcpy.o: strcpy.c
 	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(lib_a_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o lib_a-strcpy.o `test -f 'strcpy.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`strcpy.c
 
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/Makefile.am b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/Makefile.am
index 3d8aa9d8b..711872de3 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/Makefile.am
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ else
 extra_objs =
 endif
 
-lib_a_SOURCES = aeabi_atexit.c
+lib_a_SOURCES = access.c aeabi_atexit.c
 lib_a_LIBADD = $(extra_objs)
 EXTRA_lib_a_SOURCES = trap.S syscalls.c libcfunc.c
 lib_a_DEPENDENCIES = $(extra_objs)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/Makefile.in
index ba0f92b3a..c01e4e2ed 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/Makefile.in
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ARFLAGS = cru
 lib_a_AR = $(AR) $(ARFLAGS)
 @MAY_SUPPLY_SYSCALLS_TRUE@am__DEPENDENCIES_1 = $(lpfx)libcfunc.o \
 @MAY_SUPPLY_SYSCALLS_TRUE@	$(lpfx)trap.o $(lpfx)syscalls.o
-am_lib_a_OBJECTS = lib_a-aeabi_atexit.$(OBJEXT)
+am_lib_a_OBJECTS = lib_a-access.$(OBJEXT) lib_a-aeabi_atexit.$(OBJEXT)
 lib_a_OBJECTS = $(am_lib_a_OBJECTS)
 DEFAULT_INCLUDES = -I.@am__isrc@
 depcomp =
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ AM_CCASFLAGS = $(INCLUDES)
 noinst_LIBRARIES = lib.a
 @MAY_SUPPLY_SYSCALLS_FALSE@extra_objs = 
 @MAY_SUPPLY_SYSCALLS_TRUE@extra_objs = $(lpfx)libcfunc.o $(lpfx)trap.o $(lpfx)syscalls.o
-lib_a_SOURCES = aeabi_atexit.c
+lib_a_SOURCES = access.c aeabi_atexit.c
 lib_a_LIBADD = $(extra_objs)
 EXTRA_lib_a_SOURCES = trap.S syscalls.c libcfunc.c
 lib_a_DEPENDENCIES = $(extra_objs)
@@ -276,6 +276,12 @@ lib_a-trap.obj: trap.S
 .c.obj:
 	$(COMPILE) -c `$(CYGPATH_W) '$<'`
 
+lib_a-access.o: access.c
+	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(lib_a_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o lib_a-access.o `test -f 'access.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`access.c
+
+lib_a-access.obj: access.c
+	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(lib_a_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o lib_a-access.obj `if test -f 'access.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'access.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/access.c'; fi`
+
 lib_a-aeabi_atexit.o: aeabi_atexit.c
 	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(lib_a_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o lib_a-aeabi_atexit.o `test -f 'aeabi_atexit.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`aeabi_atexit.c
 
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/access.c b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/access.c
similarity index 100%
rename from newlib/libc/machine/arm/access.c
rename to newlib/libc/sys/arm/access.c