diff --git a/winsup/utils/ChangeLog b/winsup/utils/ChangeLog
index c5e2157da..d16a1b5ca 100644
--- a/winsup/utils/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/utils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-11-18  Bas van Gompel  <cygwin-patch.buzz@bavag.tmfweb.nl>
+
+	* cygcheck.cc (eprintf): New function.
+
 2004-11-16  Bas van Gompel  <cygwin-patch.buzz@bavag.tmfweb.nl>
 
 	* cygcheck.cc (find_on_path): Clear show_error and/or print_failed
diff --git a/winsup/utils/cygcheck.cc b/winsup/utils/cygcheck.cc
index 35ac4330c..b19629680 100644
--- a/winsup/utils/cygcheck.cc
+++ b/winsup/utils/cygcheck.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ static common_apps[] = {
 static int num_paths = 0, max_paths = 0;
 static char **paths = 0;
 
+void
+eprintf (const char *format, ...)
+{
+  va_list ap;
+  va_start (ap, format);
+  vfprintf (stderr, format, ap);
+  va_end (ap);
+}
+
 /*
  * display_error() is used to report failure modes
  */