diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 8e18f7f2f..6b14e7e0f 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-01-10  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
+
+	* libc/stdio/freopen.c (_freopen_r): Fix use of oflags.
+	* libc/stdio64/freopen64.c (_freopen64_r): Likewise.
+
 2006-01-10  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
 
 	* libm/mathfp/s_frexp.c: Check for special values on
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/freopen.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/freopen.c
index ec195c819..d5582d421 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/freopen.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/freopen.c
@@ -146,14 +146,15 @@ _DEFUN(_freopen_r, (ptr, file, mode, fp),
   else
     {
 #ifdef HAVE_FCNTL
+      int oldflags;
       /*
        * Reuse the file descriptor, but only if the access mode is
        * unchanged.  F_SETFL correctly ignores creation flags.
        */
       f = fp->_file;
-      if ((oflags = _fcntl_r (ptr, f, F_GETFL, 0)) == -1
-          || ((oflags ^ flags) & O_ACCMODE) != 0
-          || _fcntl_r (ptr, f, F_SETFL, flags) == -1)
+      if ((oldflags = _fcntl_r (ptr, f, F_GETFL, 0)) == -1
+          || ((oldflags ^ oflags) & O_ACCMODE) != 0
+          || _fcntl_r (ptr, f, F_SETFL, oflags) == -1)
         f = -1;
 #else
       /* We cannot modify without fcntl support.  */
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio64/freopen64.c b/newlib/libc/stdio64/freopen64.c
index 1f691f645..8acb957da 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio64/freopen64.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio64/freopen64.c
@@ -146,14 +146,15 @@ _DEFUN (_freopen64_r, (ptr, file, mode, fp),
   else
     {
 #ifdef HAVE_FCNTL
+      int oldflags;
       /*
        * Reuse the file descriptor, but only if the access mode is
        * unchanged.  F_SETFL correctly ignores creation flags.
        */
       f = fp->_file;
-      if ((oflags = _fcntl_r (ptr, f, F_GETFL, 0)) == -1
-          || ((oflags ^ flags) & O_ACCMODE) != 0
-          || _fcntl_r (ptr, f, F_SETFL, flags) == -1)
+      if ((oldflags = _fcntl_r (ptr, f, F_GETFL, 0)) == -1
+          || ((oldflags ^ oflags) & O_ACCMODE) != 0
+          || _fcntl_r (ptr, f, F_SETFL, oflags) == -1)
         f = -1;
 #else
       /* We cannot modify without fcntl support.  */