diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index ebb8f19ec546..85ae797c53e9 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Thu Mar 11 13:55:52 1999  Richard Henderson  <rth@cygnus.com>
+
+	* machmode.h (smallest_mode_for_size): Prototype.
+	* stor-layout.c (smallest_mode_for_size): Remove static.
+
 Thu Mar 11 21:25:59 1999  J"orn Rennecke <amylaar@cygnus.co.uk>
 
 	* loop.c (strength_reduce): Don't do biv increment -> DEST_REG giv
diff --git a/gcc/machmode.h b/gcc/machmode.h
index 75a7d09d51df..595d8bd6187f 100644
--- a/gcc/machmode.h
+++ b/gcc/machmode.h
@@ -199,6 +199,12 @@ extern unsigned char mode_wider_mode[];
 
 extern enum machine_mode mode_for_size PROTO((unsigned int, enum mode_class, int));
 
+/* Similar, but find the smallest mode for a given width.  */
+
+extern enum machine_mode smallest_mode_for_size  PROTO((unsigned int,
+                                                        enum mode_class));
+
+
 /* Return an integer mode of the exact same size as the input mode,
    or BLKmode on failure.  */
 
diff --git a/gcc/stor-layout.c b/gcc/stor-layout.c
index a712664843fe..798a7956707d 100644
--- a/gcc/stor-layout.c
+++ b/gcc/stor-layout.c
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ int maximum_field_alignment;
    May be overridden by front-ends.  */
 int set_alignment = 0;
 
-static enum machine_mode smallest_mode_for_size  PROTO((unsigned int,
-							enum mode_class));
 static tree layout_record	PROTO((tree));
 static void layout_union	PROTO((tree));
 
@@ -159,7 +157,7 @@ mode_for_size (size, class, limit)
 /* Similar, but never return BLKmode; return the narrowest mode that
    contains at least the requested number of bits.  */
 
-static enum machine_mode
+enum machine_mode
 smallest_mode_for_size (size, class)
      unsigned int size;
      enum mode_class class;