diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index ca3667ce6..6d9876c16 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2002-04-29  Jonathan Larmour  <jlarmour@redhat.com>
+
+	* libc/sys/arm/syscalls.c (_rename): New function. Just a stub.
+	(_system): New function. Ditto.
+	* libc/stdlib/system.c (_system_r): Call _system if HAVE_SYSTEM.
+	* configure.host: define HAVE_SYSTEM and HAVE_RENAME for xscale
+	targets.
+
 2002-04-29  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
 
         *  libc/include/sys/unistd.h (pread, pwrite): Added prototypes.
diff --git a/newlib/configure.host b/newlib/configure.host
index aaab9c446..8d2711c6b 100644
--- a/newlib/configure.host
+++ b/newlib/configure.host
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ case "${host}" in
 	syscall_dir=syscalls
 	newlib_cflags="${newlib_cflags} -DABORT_PROVIDED -DHAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY"
 	newlib_cflags="${newlib_cflags} -DARM_RDI_MONITOR"
+	newlib_cflags="${newlib_cflags} -DHAVE_SYSTEM -DHAVE_RENAME"
 	;;
   thumb-*-pe)
 	syscall_dir=syscalls
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/system.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/system.c
index 73c0540d9..ad2217743 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/system.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/system.c
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ _system_r (ptr, s)
      struct _reent *ptr;
      _CONST char *s;
 {
-#ifdef NO_EXEC
+#if defined(HAVE_SYSTEM)
+  return _system (s);
+  ptr = ptr;
+#elif defined(NO_EXEC)
   if (s == NULL)
     return 0;
   errno = ENOSYS;
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/syscalls.c b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/syscalls.c
index 3662a4687..a889e9252 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/syscalls.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/syscalls.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "swi.h"
 
 /* Forward prototypes.  */
+int     _system     _PARAMS ((const char *));
+int     _rename     _PARAMS ((const char *, const char *));
 int     isatty		_PARAMS ((int));
 clock_t _times		_PARAMS ((struct tms *));
 int     _gettimeofday	_PARAMS ((struct timeval *, struct timezone *));
@@ -609,3 +611,19 @@ isatty (int fd)
   return 1;
   fd = fd;
 }
+
+int
+_system (const char *s)
+{
+  if (s == NULL)
+    return 0;
+  errno = ENOSYS;
+  return -1;
+}
+
+int
+_rename (const char *, const char *)
+{
+  errno = ENOSYS;
+  return -1;
+}