diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/ChangeLog
index 3a05d06269..26829becde 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-12-05	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
+
+	* include/bsp.h: Correct BSP specific Idle thread support.
+
 2007-12-05	Till Straumann <strauman@slac.stanford.edu>
 
 	* irq/irq_init.c, irq_asm.S:
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/include/bsp.h b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/include/bsp.h
index cefe5008c8..63d7744511 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/include/bsp.h
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/gen5200/include/bsp.h
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ void bsp_cleanup(void);
 #define USE_SLICETIMER_0     TRUE
 #define USE_SLICETIMER_1     FALSE
 
+Thread _Thread_Idle_body(uint32_t ignored);
+#define BSP_IDLE_TASK_BODY _Thread_Idle_body
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif