diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
index f53ddeef6c..cd23dd5711 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-06-19	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
+
+	* shared/startup/panic.c: Fixed compiler warnings.
+
 2006-06-19	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
 
 	* shared/vme/vmeconfig.c: Indicate that it's ok to
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/panic.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/panic.c
index e5fa57c0fb..0f7271a28b 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/panic.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/startup/panic.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <bsp.h>
 #include <bsp/uart.h>
 #include <rtems/bspIo.h>
+#include <rtems/error.h>
 #include <libcpu/stackTrace.h>
 
 static void
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ char *score_status_text(rtems_status_code sc)
 void _BSP_Fatal_error(unsigned int v)
 {
 unsigned long flags;
-char *err = 0;
+const char *err = 0;
 
   rtems_interrupt_disable(flags);
   printk("%s\n",_RTEMS_version);