diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index d53dbcc819..41ac040846 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2007-03-28	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
+
+	PR 1234/cpukit
+	* libcsupport/Makefile.am: Provide printk() based implementation of
+	__assert() to reduce dependencies in executables.
+	* libcsupport/src/__assert.c: New file.
+
 2007-03-28	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
 
 	* librpc/src/rpc/clnt_tcp.c (clnttcp_create): 
diff --git a/cpukit/libcsupport/Makefile.am b/cpukit/libcsupport/Makefile.am
index e91b7927da..add1f50e63 100644
--- a/cpukit/libcsupport/Makefile.am
+++ b/cpukit/libcsupport/Makefile.am
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ include_rtems_zilog_HEADERS = include/zilog/z8036.h include/zilog/z8530.h \
     include/zilog/z8536.h
 
 ##  General stuff
-ERROR_C_FILES = src/error.c
+ERROR_C_FILES = src/error.c src/__assert.c
 
 ASSOCIATION_C_FILES = src/assoc.c src/assoclocalbyname.c \
     src/assoclocalbyremotebitfield.c src/assoclocalbyremote.c \
diff --git a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/__assert.c b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/__assert.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18e62a75dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/__assert.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*  __assert - small RTEMS Specific Implementation 
+ *
+ *  COPYRIGHT (c) 2007.
+ *  On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
+ *
+ *  The license and distribution terms for this file may be
+ *  found in the file LICENSE in this distribution or at
+ *  http://www.rtems.com/license/LICENSE.
+ *
+ *  $Id$
+ */
+
+#include <rtems/bspIo.h>
+#include <rtems.h>
+
+void __assert(const char *file, int line, const char *failedexpr)
+{
+    printk("assertion \"%s\" failed: file \"%s\", line %d\n",
+               failedexpr, file, line);
+    rtems_fatal_error_occurred(0);
+}