diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 0a2161903..78cda649d 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-10-14  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
+
+	* libc/sys/linux/sys/types.h (int8_t): Add type.
+
 2005-10-14  Bob Wilson  <bob.wilson@acm.org>
 
         * libm/common/Makefile.am (doc): Do not append to $(TARGETDOC).
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/sys/types.h b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/sys/types.h
index 47f49087a..1401b0598 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/sys/types.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/sys/types.h
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ typedef __uint8_t u_int8_t;
 typedef __uint16_t u_int16_t;
 typedef __uint32_t u_int32_t;
 typedef __uint64_t u_int64_t;
+typedef __int8_t int8_t;
 typedef __int16_t int16_t;
 typedef __int32_t int32_t;
 typedef __int64_t int64_t;