diff --git a/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/ChangeLog
index 0ee6917135..12c12909b9 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-08-15	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrilL@OARcorp.com>
+
+	* mpc55xx/esci/esci.c: Add BSP_poll_char.
+
 2010-07-30	Gedare Bloom <giddyup44@yahoo.com>
 
 	PR 1599/cpukit
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/mpc55xx/esci/esci.c b/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/mpc55xx/esci/esci.c
index 5a6bc7b37e..e7f0672ae3 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/mpc55xx/esci/esci.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libcpu/powerpc/mpc55xx/esci/esci.c
@@ -690,3 +690,4 @@ static void mpc55xx_esci_output_char_init( char c)
 /** @} */
 
 BSP_output_char_function_type BSP_output_char = mpc55xx_esci_output_char_init;
+BSP_polling_getchar_function_type BSP_poll_char = NULL;