diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
index 8908a3ec56..7d4cb6854d 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-12-10	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
+
+	* Makefile.am, start/preload.S: moved preload.S
+	to ../shared/start.
+
 2007-12-10	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
 
 	* shared/irq/irq_asm.S, shared/vectors/vectors.h:
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/Makefile.am b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/Makefile.am
index 6785108c1a..323fc5e1ed 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/Makefile.am
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/Makefile.am
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST += shared/irq/i8259.c shared/irq/irq.c shared/irq/irq_init.c \
 	shared/irq/irq_asm.S shared/irq/openpic_i8259_irq.c
 
 ## shared/start
-EXTRA_DIST += shared/start/start.S shared/start/rtems_crti.S
+EXTRA_DIST += shared/start/start.S shared/start/rtems_crti.S \
+	shared/start/preload.S
 
 ## shared/startup
 EXTRA_DIST += shared/startup/bspstart.c shared/startup/pgtbl_setup.c \
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/ChangeLog
index 4666a3bdc7..e5a58f1580 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-12-10	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
+
+	* Makefile.am, start/preload.S: moved preload.S
+	to ../shared/start.
+
 2007-12-08	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
 
 	* Makefile.am: merged shared/vme/vme_universe.c and
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/Makefile.am b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/Makefile.am
index 476c389207..e525568146 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/Makefile.am
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/Makefile.am
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ include_bsp_HEADERS += ../../powerpc/shared/vectors/vectors.h \
 noinst_PROGRAMS += vectors.rel
 vectors_rel_SOURCES = ../../powerpc/shared/vectors/vectors_init.c \
     vectors/exceptionhandler.c ../../powerpc/shared/vectors/vectors.S \
-    ../../powerpc/shared/vectors/vectors_entry.S	
+    ../../powerpc/shared/start/vectors_entry.S	
 vectors_rel_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 vectors_rel_LDFLAGS = $(RTEMS_RELLDFLAGS)
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ rtems_crti.$(OBJEXT): ../../powerpc/shared/start/rtems_crti.S
 project_lib_DATA = rtems_crti.$(OBJEXT)
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS += mvme5500start.$(OBJEXT)
-mvme5500start___OBJEXT__SOURCES = start/preload.S start/start.S
+mvme5500start___OBJEXT__SOURCES = ../shared/start/preload.S start/start.S
 mvme5500start___OBJEXT__CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 mvme5500start___OBJEXT__LDFLAGS = $(RTEMS_RELLDFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/start/preload.S b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/start/preload.S
similarity index 100%
rename from c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/mvme5500/start/preload.S
rename to c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/shared/start/preload.S