diff --git a/libobjc/ChangeLog b/libobjc/ChangeLog
index 30f0ab0e446f..fe3b92de9f17 100644
--- a/libobjc/ChangeLog
+++ b/libobjc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Wed Mar 21 04:44:58 EST 2001  John Wehle  (john@feith.com)
+
+	* encoding.c (REAL_TYPE): Define.
+
 2001-03-19  David Edelsohn  <edelsohn@gnu.org>
 
 	* encoding.c (TYPE_MODE): Define.
diff --git a/libobjc/encoding.c b/libobjc/encoding.c
index a87f981e8eb8..50d0ec91a979 100644
--- a/libobjc/encoding.c
+++ b/libobjc/encoding.c
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 #define QUAL_UNION_TYPE _C_UNION_B
 #define ARRAY_TYPE      _C_ARY_B
 
+#define REAL_TYPE       _C_DBL
+
 #define TYPE_FIELDS(TYPE)     objc_skip_typespec (TYPE)
 
 #define DECL_MODE(TYPE) *(TYPE)