diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/motorola_powerpc/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/motorola_powerpc/ChangeLog
index 093e830ffd..fa72c640ae 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/motorola_powerpc/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/motorola_powerpc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-02-14	Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de>
+
+	* configure.ac: Explicitly check for NM.
+
 2004-02-14	Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de>
 
 	* Makefile.am: Reflect changes to bsp.am.
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/motorola_powerpc/configure.ac b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/motorola_powerpc/configure.ac
index fb7be807e4..e6f1032926 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/motorola_powerpc/configure.ac
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/motorola_powerpc/configure.ac
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ RTEMS_BSP_CONFIGURE
 
 RTEMS_PROG_CC_FOR_TARGET([-ansi -fasm])
 RTEMS_CANONICALIZE_TOOLS
+RTEMS_CHECK_TOOL(NM,nm,no)
 RTEMS_PROG_CCAS
 
 RTEMS_CHECK_NETWORKING