diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index b63fcfcdff73..2b7466fad94b 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Sun Apr 12 20:55:32 1998  Catherine Moore <clm@cygnus.com>
+
+	* invoke.texi (ld options)  Include memset requirements
+	for options -nodstdlib and -nodefaultlibs.
+
 1998-04-12  Paul Eggert  <eggert@twinsun.com>
 
 	This change is from an idea suggested by Arthur David Olson.
diff --git a/gcc/invoke.texi b/gcc/invoke.texi
index 0b33ae3c4f68..d57afbb2c259 100644
--- a/gcc/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/invoke.texi
@@ -2640,12 +2640,20 @@ or @code{-nodefaultlibs} is used.
 Do not use the standard system libraries when linking.
 Only the libraries you specify will be passed to the linker.
 The standard startup files are used normally, unless @code{-nostartfiles}
-is used.
+is used.  The compiler may generate calls to memcmp, memset, and memcpy
+for System V (and ANSI C) environments or to bcpy and bzero for
+BSD environments.  These entries are usually resolved by entries in
+libc.  These entry points should be supplied through some other
+mechanism when this option is specified.
 
 @item -nostdlib
 Do not use the standard system startup files or libraries when linking.
 No startup files and only the libraries you specify will be passed to
-the linker.
+the linker. The compiler may generate calls to memcmp, memset, and memcpy
+for System V (and ANSI C) environments or to bcpy and bzero for
+BSD environments.  These entries are usually resolved by entries in
+libc.  These entry points should be supplied through some other
+mechanism when this option is specified.
 
 @cindex @code{-lgcc}, use with @code{-nostdlib}
 @cindex @code{-nostdlib} and unresolved references