diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 05ecb58e73f..3fd15371742 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Mon Dec 29 15:58:18 1997  Michael Meissner  <meissner@cygnus.com>
+
+	* libgcc2.c (inhibit_libc): Don't define inhibit_libc when cross
+	compiling if it was already defined.
+
 Sun Dec 28 00:32:16 1997  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)
 
 	* flow.c (find_basic_blocks): Don't create a new basic block
diff --git a/gcc/libgcc2.c b/gcc/libgcc2.c
index 46dbdaafb16..cd656760d16 100644
--- a/gcc/libgcc2.c
+++ b/gcc/libgcc2.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 /* In a cross-compilation situation, default to inhibiting compilation
    of routines that use libc.  */
 
-#ifdef CROSS_COMPILE
+#if defined(CROSS_COMPILE) && !defined(inhibit_libc)
 #define inhibit_libc
 #endif