diff --git a/cpukit/score/cpu/sh/ChangeLog b/cpukit/score/cpu/sh/ChangeLog
index bdb0ddba66..5f6cd9b2a1 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/cpu/sh/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/score/cpu/sh/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-01-24	Ralf Corsepius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	* rtems/score/sh.h: *_swap_u16( uint16_t ).
+
 2005-01-24	Ralf Corsepius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
 
 	* rtems/score/types.h: #include <rtems/stdint.h>.
diff --git a/cpukit/score/cpu/sh/rtems/score/sh.h b/cpukit/score/cpu/sh/rtems/score/sh.h
index 3606e8617a..f37ce1cdcf 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/cpu/sh/rtems/score/sh.h
+++ b/cpukit/score/cpu/sh/rtems/score/sh.h
@@ -201,11 +201,11 @@ static inline unsigned int sh_swap_u32(
   return( swapped );
 }
 
-static inline unsigned int sh_swap_u16(
-  unsigned int value
+static inline uint16_t sh_swap_u16(
+  uint16_t value
 )
 {
-  register unsigned int swapped ;
+  register uint16_t swapped ;
 
   asm volatile ( "swap.b %1,%0" : "=r" (swapped) : "r"  (value) );