diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6d2381599..7d30fef4f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ would trigger an unbound variable error for `match:andmap'.
 ** Fixed build issues on NetBSD 1.6
 ** Fixed build issue on Solaris 2.10 x86_64
 ** Fixed build issue with DEC/Compaq/HP's compiler
-** Fixed scm_from_complex_double build issue on FreeBSD
+** Fixed `scm_from_complex_double' build issue on FreeBSD
+** Fixed `alloca' build issue on FreeBSD 6
 
 * Changes to the distribution
 
diff --git a/libguile/ChangeLog b/libguile/ChangeLog
index 32a83783e..46ebe439e 100644
--- a/libguile/ChangeLog
+++ b/libguile/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-03-10  Ludovic Courtès  <ludo@gnu.org>
+
+	* eval.c, filesys.c: Enclose `alloca' blob in `#ifndef alloca',
+	as per Gnulib's `alloca'.  This should fix compilation on
+	FreeBSD 6.
+
 2008-03-09  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 
 	* numbers.c: Only define scm_from_complex_double if it will