diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 5b91b40b8..081c8af46 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-01-21  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
+
+	* global.h [!__GNUC__]: Define __attribute__ with one argument.
+
 2002-01-20  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
 	* screen.c (string_file_size): Translate "UP--DIR".
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index 70f4825c0..678e8ef40 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #ifndef __GNUC__
-#define __attribute__()
+#define __attribute__(x)
 #endif
 
 #include "fs.h"