diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2002-03-03  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@suse.de>
 
+	* sysdeps/x86_64/bits/wordsize.h: New file.
+
 	* elf/nodlopenmod2.c: Provide prototype to avoid warning.
 	* elf/tst-tlsmod1.c: Likewise.
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/bits/wordsize.h b/sysdeps/x86_64/bits/wordsize.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e96a9f1add
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+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/bits/wordsize.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* Determine the wordsize from the preprocessor defines.  */
+
+#if defined __x86_64__
+# define __WORDSIZE	64
+#else
+# define __WORDSIZE	32
+#endif