diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index e257e42c5..040a00e0c 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2001-06-27  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cambridge.redhat.com>
+
+	* libc/include/machine/ieeefp.h (__IEEE_BYTES_LITTLE_ENDIAN):
+	Define for little endian ARMs.
+
+	* libc/stdlib/mprec.h (Storeinc): Use little endian version if
+	__IEEE_BYTES_LITTLE_ENDIAN is defined.
+
 2001-06-11  Danny Smith  <dannysmith@users.sourceforge.net>
 
         * /libc/include/ctype.h (is* and to* macros): Do not define if C++.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/machine/ieeefp.h b/newlib/libc/include/machine/ieeefp.h
index b96f91274..cc5ced4f0 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/machine/ieeefp.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/machine/ieeefp.h
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@
 
 #if defined(__arm__) || defined(__thumb__)
 /* ARM always has big-endian words.  Within those words the byte ordering
-   appears to be big or little endian.  Newlib doesn't seem to care about
-   the byte ordering within words.  */
+   will be big or little endian depending upon the target.  */
 #define __IEEE_BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __ARMEL__
+#define __IEEE_BYTES_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __hppa__
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/mprec.h b/newlib/libc/stdlib/mprec.h
index 001f0c284..31d52e131 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/mprec.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/mprec.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ union double_union
  * An alternative that might be better on some machines is
  * #define Storeinc(a,b,c) (*a++ = b << 16 | c & 0xffff)
  */
-#if defined(IEEE_8087) + defined(VAX)
+#if defined (__IEEE_BYTES_LITTLE_ENDIAN) + defined (IEEE_8087) + defined (VAX)
 #define Storeinc(a,b,c) (((unsigned short *)a)[1] = (unsigned short)b, \
 ((unsigned short *)a)[0] = (unsigned short)c, a++)
 #else