diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 204836c3aa3..09fae172bce 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-07-12  Jesse Rosenstock  <jmr@fulcrummicro.com>
+
+	For PR libgcj/7292:
+	* java/lang/Character.java (toString(char)): Now static.
+
 2002-07-12  Mark Wielaard  <mark@klomp.org>
 
 	* java/lang/natThrowable.cc (printRawStackTrace): removed.
diff --git a/libjava/java/lang/Character.java b/libjava/java/lang/Character.java
index 405232ed41d..9955215f871 100644
--- a/libjava/java/lang/Character.java
+++ b/libjava/java/lang/Character.java
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ public final class Character implements Serializable, Comparable
    * @return a String containing the character
    * @since 1.4
    */
-  public String toString(char ch)
+  public static String toString(char ch)
   {
     // This assumes that String.valueOf(char) can create a single-character
     // String more efficiently than through the public API.