diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3331b7be38..a5ec8fd295 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2000-07-18  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@suse.de>
 
+	* include/string.h: Add prototype for __memchr.
+
 	* sysdeps/alpha/memchr.S: Fix copy & error in weak_alias.
 
 	* sysdeps/generic/memchr.c: Fix copy & paste error: Use memchr
diff --git a/include/string.h b/include/string.h
index 509fce2df1..9ccea02ad3 100644
--- a/include/string.h
+++ b/include/string.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ extern char *__strchrnul (__const char *__s, int __c)
 extern void *__memrchr (__const void *__s, int __c, size_t __n)
      __attribute_pure__;
 
+extern void *__memchr (__const void *__s, int __c, size_t __n)
+     __attribute_pure__;
+     
 /* Now the real definitions.  We do this here since some of the functions
    above are defined as macros in the headers.  */
 #include <string/string.h>