diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index ca082e4de3..2dabcc833d 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-03-08	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
+
+	PR 761/rtems
+	* score/src/threadhandler.c: Add volatile cast so test is weak function
+	is present will do something. Otherwise, it can be assume by gcc to
+	always be a true condition.
+
 2006-03-08	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
 
 	* itron/macros/rtems/itron/semaphore.inl,
diff --git a/cpukit/score/src/threadhandler.c b/cpukit/score/src/threadhandler.c
index c5ff9c03af..c6cf23e660 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/src/threadhandler.c
+++ b/cpukit/score/src/threadhandler.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void _Thread_Handler( void )
 
   _Thread_Enable_dispatch();
 #if defined(__USE_INIT_FINI__)
-  if (!doneCons && _init)
+  if (!doneCons && (volatile void *)_init)
     _init ();
 #endif
 #if defined(__USE__MAIN__)