diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 6463de436..22540e5fe 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-07-08  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
+
+        * libc/include/math.h (MAXFLOAT): Added.
+
 Mon Jul  8 13:55:23 2002  J"orn Rennecke <joern.rennecke@superh.com>
 
 	* libc/machine/sh/Makefile.am (lib_a_SOURCES):
diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/math.h b/newlib/libc/include/math.h
index f1a30ad94..ee2f08701 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/math.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/math.h
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ extern int matherr _PARAMS((struct exception *e));
 
 /* Useful constants.  */
 
+#define MAXFLOAT	3.40282347e+38F
+
 #define M_E		2.7182818284590452354
 #define M_LOG2E		1.4426950408889634074
 #define M_LOG10E	0.43429448190325182765