diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index fbdfd7444..f2a6693b9 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-08-22  Werner Almesberger  <Werner.Almesberger@epfl.ch>
+
+	* libc/unix/getut.c (utmpname): added _CONST to reflect common use
+	and prototype in cygwin's utmp.h
+
 2000-08-16  Eric Fifer  <efifer@sanwaint.com>
 
         * libc/stdio/vfprintf.c (_vfprintf_r): suppress . with "%.0f", 0.1
diff --git a/newlib/libc/unix/getut.c b/newlib/libc/unix/getut.c
index d716b324c..d8e3e2fec 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/unix/getut.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/unix/getut.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <utmp.h>
 #include <_syslist.h>
+#include <_ansi.h>
 
 static int utmp_fd = -2;
 static char *utmp_file = UTMP_FILE;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ endutent ()
 }
 
 void
-utmpname (char *file)
+utmpname (_CONST char *file)
 {
   extern char *strdup (char *);