diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7aa07282bb..a908f22a6e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2004-04-01  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
 
+	* time/difftime.c (__difftime): New renamed.  Make old name alias.
+	Use __difftime in recursive call.
+
 	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/ioctl.c (__ioctl): Use
 	__tcgetattr() instead of tcgetattr().
 
@@ -9,7 +12,7 @@
 	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/clone.S [SHARED]: Use
 	__GI__exit.
 
-	* sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/bits/mathinline.h: Addn __signbitf and
+	* sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/bits/mathinline.h: Add __signbitf and
 	__signbit inlines.
 
 	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/getcontext.S: Use
diff --git a/time/difftime.c b/time/difftime.c
index 9eaa5f9705..228090c057 100644
--- a/time/difftime.c
+++ b/time/difftime.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1991, 1994, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1991, 1994, 1996, 2004 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
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 /* Return the difference between TIME1 and TIME0.  */
 double
-difftime (time1, time0)
+__difftime (time1, time0)
      time_t time1;
      time_t time0;
 {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ difftime (time1, time0)
     return (long double) time1 - (long double) time0;
 
   if (time1 < time0)
-    return - difftime (time0, time1);
+    return - __difftime (time0, time1);
 
   /* As much as possible, avoid loss of precision by computing the
     difference before converting to double.  */
@@ -64,3 +64,4 @@ difftime (time1, time0)
      double-rounding problem.  */
   return delta - 2 * (long double) hibit;
 }
+strong_alias (__difftime, difftime)