diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cf1c3d9435..2fdc15d273 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-07-26  DJ Delorie  <dj@redhat.com>
+
+	* MAINTAINERS: Clarify libiberty merge rules and procedures.
+
 2001-06-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* Makefile.in: Revert 2001-06-17.
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 2201a923ad..b3e04387a4 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ libiberty/; libiberty's part of include/
 	gcc: http://gcc.gnu.org
 	Changes need to be done in tandem with the official GCC
 	sources or submitted to the master file maintainer and brought
-	in via a merge.
+	in via a merge.  Note: approved patches in gcc's libiberty
+	are automatically approved in this libiberty also; feel free
+	to merge them yourself if needed sooner than the next merge.
+	Otherwise, changes are automatically merged, usually within
+	a day.
 
 ltconfig; ltmain.sh
 	libtool: http://gnu.org