diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 383b42aa1..56285cc93 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-07-19  Matt Johnson  <johnso87@crhc.illinois.edu>
+
+	* libc/reent/sbrkr.c: Define _sbrk_r independently of the definition
+	of MALLOC_PROVIDED.
+
 2011-07-15  Yufeng Zhang  <yufeng.zhang@arm.com>
 
 	* libc/stdio/vfwprintf.c (wcvt): Add a new parameter len of type
diff --git a/newlib/libc/reent/sbrkr.c b/newlib/libc/reent/sbrkr.c
index b963307b6..44e42b57f 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/reent/sbrkr.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/reent/sbrkr.c
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-/* If MALLOC_PROVIDED is defined, we don't need this function.  */
-
-#if defined (REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED) || defined (MALLOC_PROVIDED)
+#if defined (REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED)
 
 int _dummy_sbrk_syscalls = 1;