diff --git a/old/fileutils/ChangeLog b/old/fileutils/ChangeLog
index 491aef186..5e65c5671 100644
--- a/old/fileutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/old/fileutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2000-09-09  Jim Meyering  <meyering@lucent.com>
 
+	* tests/cp/special-bits: New file.
+	* tests/cp/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add special-bits.
+	(TESTS_ENVIRONMENT): Propagate $MAKE into environment, for special-bits.
+
 	* src/copy.c (SAME_OWNER, SAME_GROUP, SAME_OWNER_AND_GROUP): Define.
 	(copy_internal): Avoid calling chown if we know it's not necessary.
 
diff --git a/tests/cp/Makefile.in b/tests/cp/Makefile.in
index f83d34104..965025e6b 100644
--- a/tests/cp/Makefile.in
+++ b/tests/cp/Makefile.in
@@ -120,10 +120,11 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.1 gnits
 TESTS = \
   backup-1 no-deref-link1 no-deref-link2 no-deref-link3 backup-is-src \
   same-file cp-mv-backup symlink-slash slink-2-slink fail-perm dir-slash \
-  perm cp-HL
+  perm cp-HL special-bits
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TESTS)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
+  MAKE=$(MAKE) \
   PATH=`pwd`/../../src:$$PATH
 
 subdir = tests/cp