diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 52cd8c542dd..79aee1e696b 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 1999-05-19  Tom Tromey  <tromey@cygnus.com>
 
+	* java/util/zip/GZIPOutputStream.java (write(byte[])): New
+	method.
+
 	* java/util/zip/natInflater.cc (inflate): Cast `len' to unsigned.
 	Include <stdlib.h>.
 	* java/util/zip/natDeflater.cc (deflate): Cast `len' to unsigned.
diff --git a/libjava/java/util/zip/GZIPOutputStream.java b/libjava/java/util/zip/GZIPOutputStream.java
index 1d93fd17d0c..4669d06abb0 100644
--- a/libjava/java/util/zip/GZIPOutputStream.java
+++ b/libjava/java/util/zip/GZIPOutputStream.java
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ public class GZIPOutputStream extends DeflaterOutputStream
     crc = new CRC32 ();
   }
 
+  public synchronized void write (byte[] buf) throws IOException
+  {
+    write (buf, 0, buf.length);
+  }
+
   public synchronized void write (byte[] buf, int off, int len)
     throws IOException
   {