diff --git a/libjava/gnu/java/awt/ClasspathToolkit.java b/libjava/gnu/java/awt/ClasspathToolkit.java
index c2492315b089..de97c4a0edf6 100644
--- a/libjava/gnu/java/awt/ClasspathToolkit.java
+++ b/libjava/gnu/java/awt/ClasspathToolkit.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import java.text.AttributedString;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import javax.imageio.spi.IIORegistry;
 
 /**
  * An abstract superclass for Classpath toolkits.
@@ -348,4 +349,12 @@ public abstract class ClasspathToolkit
   {
     return null;
   }
+
+  /** 
+   * Used to register ImageIO SPIs provided by the toolkit.
+   */
+
+  public void registerImageIOSpis(IIORegistry reg)
+  {
+  }
 }