diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 631e6d322..1ffba7539 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-03-28  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
+
+	* include/ctype.h: Accommodate building in newlib.
+
 2005-03-28  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
 
 	* timer.cc (getitimer): Check that ovalue is a valid pointer, not just
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/include/ctype.h b/winsup/cygwin/include/ctype.h
index 8b0ca03ca..05c950322 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/include/ctype.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/include/ctype.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int __cdecl _toupper(int);
 #define _X	0100
 #define	_B	0200
 
-#ifdef __INSIDE_CYGWIN__
+#if defined (__INSIDE_CYGWIN__) || defined (_COMPILING_NEWLIB)
 extern const char _ctype_[];
 #else
 extern const __declspec(dllimport) char _ctype_[];