diff --git a/testsuites/samples/ChangeLog b/testsuites/samples/ChangeLog
index bb9ec54175..6f1682ef45 100644
--- a/testsuites/samples/ChangeLog
+++ b/testsuites/samples/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-08-10	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
+
+	* fileio/system.h: Switch to unified work area.
+
 2009-06-11	Roxana Leontie <roxana.leontie@gmail.com>
 
 	* cdtest/system.h: modified the number of max semaphores - test was
diff --git a/testsuites/samples/fileio/system.h b/testsuites/samples/fileio/system.h
index ff8cb3a78a..13b6ecb8c7 100644
--- a/testsuites/samples/fileio/system.h
+++ b/testsuites/samples/fileio/system.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *  This include file contains information that is included in every
  *  function in the test set.
  *
- *  COPYRIGHT (c) 1989-2008.
+ *  COPYRIGHT (c) 1989-2009.
  *  On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
  *
  *  The license and distribution terms for this file may be
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ rtems_task Init(
 
 #define CONFIGURE_MALLOC_STATISTICS
 
+#define CONFIGURE_UNIFIED_WORK_AREAS
 #include <rtems/confdefs.h>
 
 /*