diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index b3c16e69b..6b6e88531 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-11-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	PR target/63901
+	* configure.host (msp430): Add -mhwmult=none to newlib_cflags.
+
 2014-11-20  Peter A. Bigot  <pab@pabigot.com>
 
 	* libc/stdio/nano-vfprintf_i.c (_printf_i): Use LONGINT when void* is
diff --git a/newlib/configure.host b/newlib/configure.host
index 447f1c188..c7a040192 100644
--- a/newlib/configure.host
+++ b/newlib/configure.host
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ case "${host_cpu}" in
 	newlib_cflags="${newlib_cflags} -DPREFER_SIZE_OVER_SPEED -DSMALL_MEMORY"
 	newlib_cflags="${newlib_cflags} -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections "
 	newlib_cflags="${newlib_cflags} -mOs "
+	newlib_cflags="${newlib_cflags} -mhwmult=none "
 	machine_dir=msp430
 	default_newlib_nano_malloc="yes"
 	;;