diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 528da824b..6d84d7104 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2015-07-30  Sebastian Huber  <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
+
+	* libc/sys/rtems/include/sys/lock.h (__LOCK_INIT_RECURSIVE): Use
+	proper type.
+
 2015-07-30  Wilco Dijkstra  <wdijkstr@arm.com>
 
 	* libc/machine/aarch64/memset.S (memset): Rewrite.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/include/sys/lock.h b/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/include/sys/lock.h
index 49d8f8d6d..d2a7fb1aa 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/include/sys/lock.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/include/sys/lock.h
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ typedef struct _Mutex_recursive_Control _LOCK_RECURSIVE_T;
     _qualifier _LOCK_T _designator = _MUTEX_INITIALIZER
 
 #define __LOCK_INIT_RECURSIVE(_qualifier, _designator) \
-    _qualifier _LOCK_T _designator = _MUTEX_RECURSIVE_INITIALIZER
+    _qualifier _LOCK_RECURSIVE_T _designator = _MUTEX_RECURSIVE_INITIALIZER
 
 #define __lock_init(_lock) _Mutex_Initialize(&_lock)
 #define __lock_acquire(_lock) _Mutex_Acquire(&_lock)