diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index a563ee60193..953fa26fb67 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-01-04  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	* java/lang/Thread.java (stop): No longer synchronized.
+	(start): Likewise.
+
 2002-01-02  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
 	* java/lang/ieeefp.h: Fix bug in my hand-application of previous
diff --git a/libjava/java/lang/Thread.java b/libjava/java/lang/Thread.java
index 542f47192fd..92f74f62bbf 100644
--- a/libjava/java/lang/Thread.java
+++ b/libjava/java/lang/Thread.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Thread.java - Thread class.
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001  Free Software Foundation
+/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation
 
    This file is part of libgcj.
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable
 
   public static native void sleep (long timeout, int nanos)
     throws InterruptedException;
-  public synchronized native void start ();
+  public native void start ();
 
   public final void stop ()
   {
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public class Thread implements Runnable
     stop (null);
   }
 
-  public final synchronized native void stop (Throwable e);
+  public final native void stop (Throwable e);
   public final native void suspend ();
 
   private final native void initialize_native ();