diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index ddac73824..df54f0d8d 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-11-12  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
+
+        * libc/stdlib/ldtoa.c (e64toe): When checking the exponent
+        for inf/nan, make sure that the check ignores the sign bit.
+
 2002-11-07  Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
 
         * libc/sys/rtems/machine: New directory.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/ldtoa.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/ldtoa.c
index da652dd42..ca8b9f363 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/ldtoa.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/ldtoa.c
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ if((yy[NE-1] & 0x7fff) == 0 && (yy[NE-2] & 0x8000) == 0)
 #ifdef INFINITY
 /* Point to the exponent field.  */
 p = &yy[NE-1];
-if( *p == 0x7fff )
+if( (*p & 0x7fff) == 0x7fff )
 	{
 #ifdef NANS
 #ifdef IBMPC