diff --git a/compiler/mips/vm.lisp b/compiler/mips/vm.lisp
index 21663c1834ea9316d56ca96c5aa49f13808c998b..94b763b5b4043074f427f85a4843700203bcab7e 100644
--- a/compiler/mips/vm.lisp
+++ b/compiler/mips/vm.lisp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ;;; Lisp, please contact Scott Fahlman (Scott.Fahlman@CS.CMU.EDU)
 ;;; **********************************************************************
 ;;;
-;;; $Header: /Volumes/share2/src/cmucl/cvs2git/cvsroot/src/compiler/mips/vm.lisp,v 1.7 1990/02/18 05:25:44 wlott Exp $
+;;; $Header: /Volumes/share2/src/cmucl/cvs2git/cvsroot/src/compiler/mips/vm.lisp,v 1.8 1990/02/20 16:19:55 wlott Exp $
 ;;;
 ;;; This file contains the VM definition for the MIPS R2000 and the new
 ;;; object format.
@@ -393,6 +393,14 @@
 		  :sc (sc-or-lose 'any-reg)
 		  :offset code-offset))
 
+;;;
+;;; Global Pointer (for C call-out)
+(defparameter gp-tn
+  (make-random-tn :kind :normal
+		  :sc (sc-or-lose 'any-reg)
+		  :offset 29))
+
+
 
 ;;;; Side-Effect Classes