diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 6d4de03b257..737b34f37f5 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Thu May 21 09:04:42 1998  Kaveh R. Ghazi  <ghazi@caip.rutgers.edu>
+
+	* gengenrtl.c (type_from_format, accessor_from_format): Change
+ 	type of parameter `c' from `char' to `int'.
+
 Wed May 20 22:28:34 1998  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)
 
 	* warn_summary, test_summary: New scripts from
diff --git a/gcc/gengenrtl.c b/gcc/gengenrtl.c
index d9e55eb0164..a8daeae465b 100644
--- a/gcc/gengenrtl.c
+++ b/gcc/gengenrtl.c
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ struct rtx_definition defs[] =
 
 const char *formats[NUM_RTX_CODE];
 
-static const char *type_from_format PROTO((char));
-static const char *accessor_from_format PROTO((char));
+static const char *type_from_format PROTO((int));
+static const char *accessor_from_format PROTO((int));
 static int special_format PROTO((const char *));
 static int special_rtx PROTO((int));
 static void find_formats PROTO((void));
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static void gencode PROTO((FILE *));
 
 static const char *
 type_from_format (c)
-     char c;
+     int c;
 {
   switch (c)
     {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ type_from_format (c)
 
 static const char *
 accessor_from_format (c)
-     char c;
+     int c;
 {
   switch (c)
     {