diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 9e706d83e2..7d1998607d 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Wed Apr 12 16:36:44 1995  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
+
+	* values.c (set_internalvar): Set modifiable flag of newval.
+
 Wed Apr 12 14:34:31 1995  Jim Kingdon  <kingdon@deneb.cygnus.com>
 
 	* xcoffread.c: Call complain() rather than error() or printing a
diff --git a/gdb/values.c b/gdb/values.c
index 788222e528..accb0d5958 100644
--- a/gdb/values.c
+++ b/gdb/values.c
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ set_internalvar (var, val)
 #endif
 
   newval = value_copy (val);
+  newval->modifiable = 1;
 
   /* Force the value to be fetched from the target now, to avoid problems
      later when this internalvar is referenced and the target is gone or