diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index a4c550517..efac7a645 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2004-11-24  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
+
+	* libc/include/stdlib.h (putenv, _putenv_r): Change to remove
+	const for value string parameter.
+	* libc/stdlib/putenv.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/stdlib/putenv_r.c: Ditto.
+
 2004-11-24  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
 
 	* libc/stdio/Makefile.am: Fix missing vfscanf.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/stdlib.h b/newlib/libc/include/stdlib.h
index 9354b1ea2..e75558d27 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/stdlib.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/stdlib.h
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ char *  _EXFUN(l64a,(long __input));
 char *  _EXFUN(_l64a_r,(struct _reent *,long __input));
 int	_EXFUN(on_exit,(_VOID (*__func)(int, _PTR),_PTR __arg));
 _VOID	_EXFUN(_Exit,(int __status) _ATTRIBUTE ((noreturn)));
-int	_EXFUN(putenv,(const char *__string));
-int	_EXFUN(_putenv_r,(struct _reent *, const char *__string));
+int	_EXFUN(putenv,(char *__string));
+int	_EXFUN(_putenv_r,(struct _reent *, char *__string));
 int	_EXFUN(setenv,(const char *__string, const char *__value, int __overwrite));
 int	_EXFUN(_setenv_r,(struct _reent *, const char *__string, const char *__value, int __overwrite));
 
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/putenv.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/putenv.c
index 8ee67d7d5..978f7c5d6 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/putenv.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/putenv.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 int
 _DEFUN (putenv, (str),
-	_CONST char *str)
+	char *str)
 {
   return _putenv_r (_REENT, str);
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/putenv_r.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/putenv_r.c
index a03f3b007..9ba626025 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/putenv_r.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/putenv_r.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 int
 _DEFUN (_putenv_r, (reent_ptr, str),
 	struct _reent *reent_ptr _AND
-	_CONST char   *str)
+	char   *str)
 {
   register char *p, *equal;
   int rval;