diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 26e995494..099dcb945 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-07-30  Kevin Buettner  <kevinb@redhat.com>
+
+	* libc/sys/sysnecv850/crt0.S (_start): Use v850e-specific
+	start up code for v850e2 and v850e2v3 too.
+
 2012-07-20  Eric Blake  <eblake@redhat.com>
 
 	* libc/posix/readdir.c (readdir): Drop bogus attempt to catch
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/crt0.S b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/crt0.S
index b319d30b7..43b5e21cd 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/crt0.S
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/crt0.S
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 _start:
 
-#if defined __v850e__
+#if defined(__v850e__) || defined(__v850e2__) || defined(__v850e2v3__)
 	
 	movea   255,		r0,	r20
 	mov     65535,		r21