diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index 898e823518..2dfb1b9454 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-01-09	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
+
+	* sapi/include/confdefs.h: Add CONFIGURE_MALLOC_DIRTY.
+
 2008-01-09	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
 
 	* libcsupport/Makefile.am, libcsupport/include/rtems/malloc.h,
diff --git a/cpukit/sapi/include/confdefs.h b/cpukit/sapi/include/confdefs.h
index a51c6b95ff..2fc0781ad0 100644
--- a/cpukit/sapi/include/confdefs.h
+++ b/cpukit/sapi/include/confdefs.h
@@ -266,6 +266,15 @@ extern int rtems_telnetd_maximum_ptys;
     #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIGURE_INIT
+  rtems_malloc_dirtier_t *rtems_malloc_dirty_helper =
+    #if defined(CONFIGURE_MALLOC_DIRTY)
+      rtems_malloc_dirty_memory;
+    #else
+      NULL;
+    #endif
+#endif
+
 /*
  *  Default User Initialization Task Table.  This table guarantees that
  *  one user initialization table is defined.