diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index 4903f2a6ce..898086413f 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-10-19	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	* include/rtems/btimer.h: Introduce benchmark_timer_t.
+	Let benchmark_timer_read return benchmark_timer_t.
+
 2011-10-18	Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
 
 	PR 1939/cpukit
diff --git a/cpukit/include/rtems/btimer.h b/cpukit/include/rtems/btimer.h
index b74a6f6bce..21cc9b6d6a 100644
--- a/cpukit/include/rtems/btimer.h
+++ b/cpukit/include/rtems/btimer.h
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+typedef uint32_t benchmark_timer_t;
+
 /* functions */
 
 extern void benchmark_timer_initialize( void );
 
-extern uint32_t   benchmark_timer_read( void );
+extern benchmark_timer_t benchmark_timer_read( void );
 
 extern rtems_status_code benchmark_timer_empty_function( void );