diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ec92ce9df5..8f68509bc2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 Wed Jan 17 11:04:58 1996  Roland McGrath  <roland@churchy.gnu.ai.mit.edu>
 
+	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/statbuf.h (_STAT_VER_LINUX,
+	_STAT_VER_SVR4, _STAT_VER): New macros.
+	(_MKNOD_VER_LINUX, _MKNOD_VER_SVR4, _MKNOD_VER): New macros.
+
+	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/sysv4/i386/statbuf.h (_STAT_VER, _MKNOD_VER):
+	New macros.
+
 	* io/sys/stat.h (_STAT_VER, _MKNOD_VER): New macros.
 	(__xstat, __fxstat, __lxstat, __xmknod): Declare new functions.
 	[__GNUC__] (stat, fstat, lstat, mknod): Define these (and __ names)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/statbuf.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/statbuf.h
index 5aabdd30ad..72c72f44e1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/statbuf.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/statbuf.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1992, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1992, 1995, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -19,8 +19,15 @@ Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
 #ifndef	_STATBUF_H
 #define	_STATBUF_H
 
-/* Current version of stat system call.  */
-#define _STAT_VER 1
+/* Versions of the `struct stat' data structure.  */
+#define _STAT_VER_LINUX		1
+#define _STAT_VER_SVR4		2
+#define _STAT_VER		_STAT_VER_LINUX	/* The one defined below.  */
+
+/* Versions of the `xmknod' interface.  */
+#define _MKNOD_VER_LINUX	1
+#define _MKNOD_VER_SVR4		2
+#define _MKNOD_VER		_MKNOD_VER_LINUX /* The bits defined below.  */
 
 
 struct stat
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/sysv4/i386/statbuf.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/sysv4/i386/statbuf.h
index 6f1bfed850..ada49ce6d0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/sysv4/i386/statbuf.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/sysv4/i386/statbuf.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1993, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Brendan Kehoe (brendan@zen.org).
 
 The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
 
 #include <gnu/types.h>
 
+/* Versions of the `struct stat' data structure and
+   the bits of the `xmknod' interface.  */
+#define _STAT_VER	2
+#define _MKNOD_VER	2
+
 /* Structure describing file characteristics.  */
 struct stat
   {
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ struct stat
     long st_filler2[2];
 
     long st_size;		/* Size of file, in bytes.  */
-    /* SVR4 added this extra long to allow for expansion of off_t.  */ 
+    /* SVR4 added this extra long to allow for expansion of off_t.  */
     long st_filler3;
 
     long st_atime;		/* Time of last access.  */