diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index eaaadacc7..399080d5d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -652,8 +652,8 @@ alternatives.
   SCM_VALIDATE_INUM_*   ->  Do not use these, scm_to_int, etc. will
                             do the validating for you.
 
-** The scm_num2<type> and scm_<type>2num functions have been
-   discouraged.
+** The scm_num2<type> and scm_<type>2num functions and scm_make_real
+   have been discouraged.
 
 Use the newer scm_to_<type> and scm_from_<type> functions instead for
 new code.  The functions have been discouraged since they don't fit
diff --git a/libguile/ChangeLog b/libguile/ChangeLog
index 0a9e5d5f7..454f6e357 100644
--- a/libguile/ChangeLog
+++ b/libguile/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2004-08-03  Marius Vollmer  <marius.vollmer@uni-dortmund.de>
 
+	* numbers.h. numbers.c (scm_make_ratio): Renamed to
+	scm_i_make_ratio and made static, replaced uses with scm_divide.
+
 	* discouraged.h, discouraged.c, numbers.c, numbers.h
 	(scm_is_rational): New.
 	(scm_i_short2big, scm_i_int2big, scm_i_uint2big, scm_i_size2big,