diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/psim/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/psim/ChangeLog
index bc1104b353..7f976660c3 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/psim/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/psim/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-01-03	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
+
+	* bsp_specs: added crtend.o back to the endfiles. Otherwise,
+	C++ static constructors are not executed because the 
+	call to __do_global_ctors_aux() is emitted into the .init
+	section by this endfile (yes, the endfile contributes to .init).
+
 2007-12-11	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
 
 	* Makefile.am: use new irq_bspsupport.rel which was
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/psim/bsp_specs b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/psim/bsp_specs
index baa61c2660..bf11aa9a83 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/psim/bsp_specs
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/psim/bsp_specs
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 %{!qrtems: %(old_link)} %{qrtems: -Qy -dp -Bstatic -e _start -u __vectors}
 
 *endfile:
-%{!qrtems: %(old_endfile)} %{qrtems: ecrtn.o%s}
+%{!qrtems: %(old_endfile)} %{qrtems: crtend.o%s ecrtn.o%s}