diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 8f5d71c4b..80758939f 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+2000-12-04  Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
+
+        * libc/include/ieeefp.h: Added entries for OpenCores CPUs.
+
 2000-12-04  Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
 
         * configure.host (or16, or32): New entries for OpenCores
 	OpenRisc CPUs.
         (*-*-rtems*): Add -DNO_EXEC.
 
-2000-12-04 Keith Outwater <vac4050@cae597.rsc.raytheon.com>
+2000-12-04  Keith Outwater <vac4050@cae597.rsc.raytheon.com>
 
         * libc/include/sys/errno.h: Added comments on many error numbers.
         * libc/string/strerror.c: Added some more strings.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/machine/ieeefp.h b/newlib/libc/include/machine/ieeefp.h
index 34510cacd..570db14ef 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/machine/ieeefp.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/machine/ieeefp.h
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@
 #define _DOUBLE_IS_32BITS
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__or32__) || defined(__or1k__) || defined(__or16__)
+#define __IEEE_BIG_ENDIAN
+#endif
+
+
 #ifndef __IEEE_BIG_ENDIAN
 #ifndef __IEEE_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 #error Endianess not declared!!