diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme3100/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme3100/ChangeLog
index aae139e63d..1fa0a97094 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme3100/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme3100/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-03-25	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
+
+	* include/bsp.h: declare BSP_commandline_string.
+
 2008-03-20	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
 
 	* include/bsp.h, startup/bspstart.c: confdefs.h now wants
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme3100/include/bsp.h b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme3100/include/bsp.h
index 5a0963dd52..50bf2d480c 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme3100/include/bsp.h
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme3100/include/bsp.h
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@ extern unsigned int BSP_processor_frequency;
  * Time base divisior (how many tick for 1 second).
  */
 extern unsigned int BSP_time_base_divisor;
+/*
+ * The commandline as passed from the bootloader.
+ */
+extern char *BSP_commandline_string;
 
 #define BSP_Convert_decrementer( _value ) \
   ((unsigned long long) ((((unsigned long long)BSP_time_base_divisor) * 1000000ULL) /((unsigned long long) BSP_bus_frequency)) * ((unsigned long long) (_value)))