diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index fd19b2f85..2e9ecc471 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-05-27  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
+
+	* libc/string/memset.c: Fix documented prototype to remove
+	erroneous const attribute on first parameter.
+
 2008-05-26  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
 
 	Optimize the generic and x86 memchr.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/string/memset.c b/newlib/libc/string/memset.c
index 8dbb5f85d..55d2ce180 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/string/memset.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/string/memset.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ INDEX
 
 ANSI_SYNOPSIS
 	#include <string.h>
-	void *memset(const void *<[dst]>, int <[c]>, size_t <[length]>);
+	void *memset(void *<[dst]>, int <[c]>, size_t <[length]>);
 
 TRAD_SYNOPSIS
 	#include <string.h>