diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/ChangeLog
index 12c9344761..7ec9d62992 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-09-30	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	* Makefile.am: Eliminate bsp.am. Build startup files as side-effect 
+	of building libbspstart.a, using automake-rules.
+
 2008-09-30	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
 
 	* clock/clock.c: include "../../../shared/clockdrv_shell.h".
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/Makefile.am b/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/Makefile.am
index 3298cbe01a..05b3f479c8 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/Makefile.am
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I ../../../../aclocal
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/../../../../automake/compile.am
-include $(top_srcdir)/../../bsp.am
 
 dist_project_lib_DATA = bsp_specs
 
@@ -17,16 +16,15 @@ DISTCLEANFILES = include/bspopts.h
 
 include_HEADERS += include/coverhd.h
 
-EXTRA_DIST = start/start.S start/crtnn.s times
-crtnn.$(OBJEXT): start/crtnn.s
-	$(CPPASCOMPILE) -o $@ -c $<
-start.$(OBJEXT): start/start.S
-	$(CPPASCOMPILE) -o $@ -c $<
+EXTRA_DIST = times
+noinst_LIBRARIES = libbspstart.a
+libbspstart_a_SOURCES = start/crtnn.s
+libbspstart_a_SOURCES += start/start.S
 project_lib_DATA = start.$(OBJEXT) crtnn.$(OBJEXT)
 
 dist_project_lib_DATA += startup/linkcmds
 
-noinst_LIBRARIES = libbsp.a
+noinst_LIBRARIES += libbsp.a
 libbsp_a_SOURCES =
 
 # startup