diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 892190cba..859497893 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2006-08-01  Thiemo Seufer  <ths@mips.com>
+            Nigel Stephens  <nigel@mips.com>
+
+	* libc/include/sys/config.h (__ATTRIBUTE_IMPURE_PTR__): For MIPS
+	define this to force _impure_ptr to live in the .sdata section.
+
 2006-07-31  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
 
 	* acinclude.m4: Check for readelf tool.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/config.h b/newlib/libc/include/sys/config.h
index c4e4dba9a..f436c780d 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/config.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/config.h
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __mips__
+#define __ATTRIBUTE_IMPURE_PTR__ __attribute__((__section__(".sdata")))
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __xstormy16__
 #define __SMALL_BITFIELDS
 #undef INT_MAX