diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/ChangeLog
index 4c8a2264ce..8ecf2bb02e 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-08-12	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
+
+	* Makefile.am, preinstall.am: Add dummy linkcmds so autoconf tests work
+	on installed BSP.
+	* startup/linkcmds: New file.
+
 2008-08-08	Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
 
 	* startup/bspstart.c: Fixed calculation of bsp_click_per_usec.
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/Makefile.am b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/Makefile.am
index 0783a9b726..19532bce4c 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/Makefile.am
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/Makefile.am
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ rtems_crti.$(OBJEXT): ../../powerpc/shared/start/rtems_crti.S
 	$(CPPASCOMPILE) -o $@ -c $<
 project_lib_DATA += rtems_crti.$(OBJEXT)
 
-dist_project_lib_DATA += startup/linkcmds.base \
+dist_project_lib_DATA += startup/linkcmds \
+                         startup/linkcmds.base \
                          startup/linkcmds.mpc8313erdb \
                          startup/linkcmds.mpc8349eamds \
                          startup/linkcmds.hsc_cm01
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/preinstall.am b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/preinstall.am
index ec8688a89a..204e2b7ea0 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/preinstall.am
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/preinstall.am
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ $(PROJECT_LIB)/rtems_crti.$(OBJEXT): rtems_crti.$(OBJEXT) $(PROJECT_LIB)/$(dirst
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $< $(PROJECT_LIB)/rtems_crti.$(OBJEXT)
 TMPINSTALL_FILES += $(PROJECT_LIB)/rtems_crti.$(OBJEXT)
 
+$(PROJECT_LIB)/linkcmds: startup/linkcmds $(PROJECT_LIB)/$(dirstamp)
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $< $(PROJECT_LIB)/linkcmds
+PREINSTALL_FILES += $(PROJECT_LIB)/linkcmds
+
 $(PROJECT_LIB)/linkcmds.base: startup/linkcmds.base $(PROJECT_LIB)/$(dirstamp)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $< $(PROJECT_LIB)/linkcmds.base
 PREINSTALL_FILES += $(PROJECT_LIB)/linkcmds.base
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/startup/linkcmds b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/startup/linkcmds
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f680246a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen83xx/startup/linkcmds
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * @file 
+ *
+ * Default linker script -- copy of linkcmds.mpc8313erdb
+ * for MPC8313E Reference Design Board.
+ *
+ * This exists simply for consistency so autoconf tests will
+ * be able to compile against this BSP.
+ */
+
+MEMORY {
+	RAM : ORIGIN = 0x0, LENGTH = 128M
+	ROM : ORIGIN = 0xfe000000, LENGTH = 8M
+	MPC83XX_REGS : ORIGIN = 0xe0000000, LENGTH = 256k
+	NIRVANA : ORIGIN = 0x0, LENGTH = 0
+}
+
+INCLUDE linkcmds.base