diff --git a/c/src/lib/libcpu/i386/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libcpu/i386/ChangeLog
index 9f4ed61df9..69aa7c9cf0 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libcpu/i386/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libcpu/i386/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-10-28  Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
+
+	* byteorder.h: added ld_le16, st_le16.
+
 2010-05-21	Vinu Rajashekhar <vinutheraj@gmail.com>
 
 	* cache.c, page.c: Use masks and shift operations instead of
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libcpu/i386/byteorder.h b/c/src/lib/libcpu/i386/byteorder.h
index 06a3e22bb9..c63e25cf0a 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libcpu/i386/byteorder.h
+++ b/c/src/lib/libcpu/i386/byteorder.h
@@ -19,4 +19,15 @@ static inline uint32_t   ld_le32(volatile uint32_t   *addr)
   return(*addr);
 }
 
+static inline void st_le16(volatile uint16_t   *addr, uint16_t   value)
+{
+  *(addr)=value ;
+}
+
+static inline uint16_t   ld_le16(volatile uint16_t   *addr)
+{
+  return(*addr);
+}
+
+
 #endif