diff --git a/libgloss/ChangeLog b/libgloss/ChangeLog
index 0c34c9136..93eee447d 100644
--- a/libgloss/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgloss/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-01-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* v850/crt0.S (_start): Enable FPU for the V850e2v3.
+
 2012-12-17  Stuart Henderson  <shenders@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	* bfin/Makefile.in: Add BF60x support.
diff --git a/libgloss/v850/crt0.S b/libgloss/v850/crt0.S
index 43b5e21cd..5149bf2cf 100644
--- a/libgloss/v850/crt0.S
+++ b/libgloss/v850/crt0.S
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ _start:
 	mov     hilo(__gp),	gp
 	mov     hilo(__ctbp),	r6
 	ldsr    r6,             ctbp
+#if defined(__v850e2v3__)
+	// FPU enable
+	stsr    psw,            r6
+	movhi   1,              r0,      r7
+	or      r7,             r6
+	ldsr    r6,             psw
+	// Initialize the FPSR
+	movhi	2,		r0,	r6
+	ldsr    r6, 	    	fpsr
+#endif
 	mov     hilo(_edata),	r6
 	mov     hilo(_end),	r7
 .L0:
diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 772b61ac3..941077974 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-01-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* libc/sys/sysnecv850/crt0.S (_start): Enable FPU for the
+	V850e2v3.
+
 2013-01-12  Corinna Vinschen  <vinschen@redhat.com>
 
 	* libc/include/string.h: Fix preprocessor expressions using
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/crt0.S b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/crt0.S
index 43b5e21cd..d8eef8a26 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/crt0.S
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/crt0.S
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ _start:
 	mov     hilo(__gp),	gp
 	mov     hilo(__ctbp),	r6
 	ldsr    r6,             ctbp
+
+#if defined(__v850e2v3__)
+	// FPU enable
+	stsr    psw,            r6
+	movhi   1,              r0,      r7
+	or      r7,             r6
+	ldsr    r6,             psw
+	// Initialize the FPSR
+	movhi	2,		r0,	r6
+	ldsr    r6, 	    	fpsr
+#endif
+	
 	mov     hilo(_edata),	r6
 	mov     hilo(_end),	r7
 .L0: