diff --git a/include/elf/ChangeLog b/include/elf/ChangeLog
index 9fc0fd836..9f6198255 100644
--- a/include/elf/ChangeLog
+++ b/include/elf/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-07-10  Richard Sandiford  <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
+
+	* mips.h (ELF_ST_IS_MIPS16, ELF_ST_SET_MIPS16): New macros.
+
 2008-06-18  M R Swami Reddy <MR.Swami.Reddy@nsc.com>
 
 	* common.h (EM_CR16): Correct value.
diff --git a/include/elf/mips.h b/include/elf/mips.h
index 55ecfb3c0..474f54ff4 100644
--- a/include/elf/mips.h
+++ b/include/elf/mips.h
@@ -725,6 +725,8 @@ extern void bfd_mips_elf32_swap_reginfo_out
 
 /* This value is used for a mips16 .text symbol.  */
 #define STO_MIPS16		0xf0
+#define ELF_ST_IS_MIPS16(OTHER) (((OTHER) & 0xf0) == STO_MIPS16)
+#define ELF_ST_SET_MIPS16(OTHER) (((OTHER) & ~0xf0) | STO_MIPS16)
 
 /* This bit is used on Irix to indicate a symbol whose definition
    is optional - if, at final link time, it cannot be found, no