diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index 4f10e55932..5b96059070 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-03-04	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
+
+	* libcsupport/src/gxx_wrappers.c: Add rtems_gxx_mutex_destroy as needed
+	by gcc newer than the 4.3 release series.
+
 2008-03-04	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
 
 	* libmisc/Makefile.am, libmisc/shell/main_cp.c,
diff --git a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/gxx_wrappers.c b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/gxx_wrappers.c
index 8fa17fade0..ed772eb9d9 100644
--- a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/gxx_wrappers.c
+++ b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/gxx_wrappers.c
@@ -213,6 +213,15 @@ int rtems_gxx_mutex_lock (__gthread_mutex_t *mutex)
             RTEMS_WAIT, RTEMS_NO_TIMEOUT ) ==  RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL) ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
+int rtems_gxx_mutex_destroy (__gthread_mutex_t *mutex)
+{
+#ifdef DEBUG_GXX_WRAPPERS
+  printk( "gxx_wrappers: destroy mutex=%X\n", *mutex );
+#endif
+  return ( rtems_semaphore_delete((rtems_id)*mutex)
+             ==  RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL) ? 0 : -1;
+}
+
 int rtems_gxx_mutex_trylock (__gthread_mutex_t *mutex)
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG_GXX_WRAPPERS