diff --git a/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/ChangeLog
index 7e7be95fe4..fb2074e777 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-01-05	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
+	* shared/include/cpuIdent.c: Accept PPC_PSIM as a
+	known variant.
+
 2005-12-31	Ralf Corsepius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
 
 	PR 851/bsps
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/shared/include/cpuIdent.c b/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/shared/include/cpuIdent.c
index 492ca3868c..cd7a88026d 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/shared/include/cpuIdent.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/shared/include/cpuIdent.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ char *get_ppc_cpu_type_name(ppc_cpu_id_t cpu)
     case PPC_860:		return "MPC860";
     case PPC_8260:		return "MPC8260";
     case PPC_8245:		return "MPC8245";
+	case PPC_PSIM:		return "PSIM";
     default:
       printk("Unknown CPU value of 0x%x. Please add it to "
              "<libcpu/powerpc/shared/include/cpuIdent.c>\n", cpu );
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ ppc_cpu_id_t get_ppc_cpu_type()
     case PPC_860:
     case PPC_8260:
     case PPC_8245:
+	case PPC_PSIM:
       return current_ppc_cpu;
     default:
       printk("Unknown PVR value of 0x%x. Please add it to "