diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 04ad54176c..42ad5a3276 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
    The license applies to all entries newer than 2009-04-28.
 */
 
+2011-11-15 23:28 UTC+0100 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/priv.onet.pl)
+  * harbour/src/rtl/hbproces.c
+    * added workaround for missing chroot() in OpenWatcom 1.9 linux libraries
+
 2011-11-14 13:23 UTC+0100 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/priv.onet.pl)
   * harbour/src/rtl/gtxwc/gtxwc.c
     + added support for selecting text with mouse and coping it
diff --git a/harbour/src/rtl/hbproces.c b/harbour/src/rtl/hbproces.c
index 3d72a9a158..5999a7bb95 100644
--- a/harbour/src/rtl/hbproces.c
+++ b/harbour/src/rtl/hbproces.c
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ int hb_fsProcessRun( const char * pszFilename,
    return iResult;
 }
 
-/* temporary hack for still missing sysconf() in Watcom 1.9 */
+/* temporary hack for still missing sysconf() and chroot() in Watcom 1.9 */
 #if defined( HB_OS_LINUX ) && defined( __WATCOMC__ ) && \
     __WATCOMC__ <= 1290
 _WCRTLINK long sysconf( int __name )
@@ -1255,4 +1255,13 @@ _WCRTLINK long sysconf( int __name )
    }
    return -1;
 }
+
+_WCRTLINK int chroot(const char *__path)
+{
+   int iTODO;
+
+   HB_SYMBOL_UNUSED( __path );
+
+   return -1;
+}
 #endif