diff --git a/libgcc/ChangeLog b/libgcc/ChangeLog
index f3e9104f896..2c9140ae2e9 100644
--- a/libgcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2016-07-29  Georg-Johann Lay  <avr@gjlay.de>
+
+	* config/avr/lib1funcs.S (__muldi3) [have MUL]: No need to clear
+	zero_reg as previous call to __umulhisi3 already cleared it.
+
 2016-07-21  Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>
 
 	PR target/59833
diff --git a/libgcc/config/avr/lib1funcs.S b/libgcc/config/avr/lib1funcs.S
index 61fa61bb8cd..82adfda4402 100644
--- a/libgcc/config/avr/lib1funcs.S
+++ b/libgcc/config/avr/lib1funcs.S
@@ -958,7 +958,6 @@ DEFUN __muldi3
     wmov    A4, C4
     wmov    A6, C6
 
-    clr     __zero_reg__
     pop     r16
     pop     r17
     pop     r28