diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index dbf7db16f..4ecd47a45 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2001-10-24  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
+
+	* libc/stdio/fseek.c: Reset pointer to buffer base
+	when forced to seek outside of current buffer contents.
+	This prevents the code from erroneously thinking there is
+	anything in the current buffer.
+
 2001-10-22  Geoffrey Keating  <geoffk@redhat.com>
 
 	* libc/include/math.h: The C++ standard adds the single-precision
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/fseek.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/fseek.c
index d22292e97..1b7298914 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/fseek.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/fseek.c
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ fseek (fp, offset, whence)
   if ((*seekfn) (fp->_cookie, curoff, SEEK_SET) == POS_ERR)
     goto dumb;
   fp->_r = 0;
+  fp->_p = fp->_bf._base;
   if (HASUB (fp))
     FREEUB (fp);
   fp->_flags &= ~__SEOF;