diff --git a/include/ChangeLog b/include/ChangeLog
index cc9b2f088..567a0e7c4 100644
--- a/include/ChangeLog
+++ b/include/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-11-06  David Shaw  <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
+
+	* util.h: Add wipememory2() macro (same as wipememory, but can
+	specify the byte to wipe with).
+
 2002-10-31  David Shaw  <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
 
 	* util.h: Add wipememory() macro.
diff --git a/include/util.h b/include/util.h
index fb021fa79..b4565d357 100644
--- a/include/util.h
+++ b/include/util.h
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ int vasprintf ( char **result, const char *format, va_list args);
 #define DIM(v) (sizeof(v)/sizeof((v)[0]))
 #define DIMof(type,member)   DIM(((type *)0)->member)
 
-#define wipememory(_ptr,_len) do { volatile char *_vptr=(volatile char *)(_ptr); size_t _vlen=(_len); while(_vlen) { *_vptr=0; _vptr++; _vlen--; } } while(0)
+#define wipememory2(_ptr,_set,_len) do { volatile char *_vptr=(volatile char *)(_ptr); size_t _vlen=(_len); while(_vlen) { *_vptr=(_set); _vptr++; _vlen--; } } while(0)
+#define wipememory(_ptr,_len) wipememory2(_ptr,0,_len)
 
 /******* RISC OS stuff ***********/
 #ifdef __riscos__