diff --git a/c/src/exec/posix/ChangeLog b/c/src/exec/posix/ChangeLog
index 90eb3a390b..5053b6bf37 100644
--- a/c/src/exec/posix/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/exec/posix/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-11-30	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
+
+	* inline/rtems/posix/mqueue.inl: Removed explicit dependency on abs().
+
 2000-11-27	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
 
 	* src/sysconf.c: Add support for _SC_CLK_TCK and _SC_OPEN_MAX.
diff --git a/c/src/exec/posix/inline/rtems/posix/mqueue.inl b/c/src/exec/posix/inline/rtems/posix/mqueue.inl
index e6da6674b4..4feaed5b59 100644
--- a/c/src/exec/posix/inline/rtems/posix/mqueue.inl
+++ b/c/src/exec/posix/inline/rtems/posix/mqueue.inl
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE unsigned int _POSIX_Message_queue_Priority_from_core(
   CORE_message_queue_Submit_types priority
 )
 {
-  return abs( priority );
+  /* absolute value without a library dependency */
+  return ((priority >= 0) ? priority : -priority);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/ChangeLog b/cpukit/posix/ChangeLog
index 90eb3a390b..5053b6bf37 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/posix/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-11-30	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
+
+	* inline/rtems/posix/mqueue.inl: Removed explicit dependency on abs().
+
 2000-11-27	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
 
 	* src/sysconf.c: Add support for _SC_CLK_TCK and _SC_OPEN_MAX.
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/inline/rtems/posix/mqueue.inl b/cpukit/posix/inline/rtems/posix/mqueue.inl
index e6da6674b4..4feaed5b59 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/inline/rtems/posix/mqueue.inl
+++ b/cpukit/posix/inline/rtems/posix/mqueue.inl
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE unsigned int _POSIX_Message_queue_Priority_from_core(
   CORE_message_queue_Submit_types priority
 )
 {
-  return abs( priority );
+  /* absolute value without a library dependency */
+  return ((priority >= 0) ? priority : -priority);
 }
 
 #endif