diff --git a/sys/arch/i386/include/asm.h b/sys/arch/i386/include/asm.h
index 6e29c665634c..210315697d67 100644
--- a/sys/arch/i386/include/asm.h
+++ b/sys/arch/i386/include/asm.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: asm.h,v 1.9 1996/12/04 00:03:41 fvdl Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: asm.h,v 1.10 1997/07/05 20:49:19 thorpej Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
 #define	NENTRY(y)	_ENTRY(_C_LABEL(y))
 #define	ASENTRY(y)	_ENTRY(_ASM_LABEL(y)); _PROF_PROLOGUE
 
+#define	ALTENTRY(name)	.globl _C_LABEL(name); _C_LABEL(name):
+
 #define	ASMSTR		.asciz
 
 #define RCSID(x)	.text; .asciz x