diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 56782dd4a7..fd281993c8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2015-09-15  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
 
+	[BZ #16296]
+	* math/fenv.h (fegetround): Use __attribute_pure__.
+	* include/fenv.h (__fegetround): Likewise.
+
 	[BZ #18595]
 	* math/s_ctan.c (__ctan): Force underflow exception for results
 	whose real or imaginary part has small absolute value.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 797d717fb4..b35d5424d3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ Version 2.23
 
 * The following bugs are resolved with this release:
 
-  2542, 2543, 2558, 2898, 14341, 14912, 15786, 15918, 16141, 16517, 16519,
-  16520, 16521, 16734, 16973, 16985, 17787, 17905, 18084, 18086, 18240,
-  18265, 18370, 18421, 18480, 18525, 18595, 18610, 18618, 18647, 18661,
-  18674, 18675, 18681, 18757, 18778, 18781, 18787, 18789, 18790, 18795,
-  18796, 18820, 18823, 18824, 18863, 18870, 18873, 18875, 18887, 18921,
-  18952, 18961, 18966.
+  2542, 2543, 2558, 2898, 14341, 14912, 15786, 15918, 16141, 16296, 16517,
+  16519, 16520, 16521, 16734, 16973, 16985, 17787, 17905, 18084, 18086,
+  18240, 18265, 18370, 18421, 18480, 18525, 18595, 18610, 18618, 18647,
+  18661, 18674, 18675, 18681, 18757, 18778, 18781, 18787, 18789, 18790,
+  18795, 18796, 18820, 18823, 18824, 18863, 18870, 18873, 18875, 18887,
+  18921, 18952, 18961, 18966.
 
 * The obsolete header <regexp.h> has been removed.  Programs that require
   this header must be updated to use <regex.h> instead.
diff --git a/include/fenv.h b/include/fenv.h
index 7070199ece..de4d46f8b7 100644
--- a/include/fenv.h
+++ b/include/fenv.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ extern int __fesetexceptflag (const fexcept_t *__flagp, int __excepts);
 extern int __fegetenv (fenv_t *__envp);
 extern int __fesetenv (const fenv_t *__envp);
 extern int __feupdateenv (const fenv_t *__envp);
-extern __typeof (fegetround) __fegetround;
+extern __typeof (fegetround) __fegetround __attribute_pure__;
 extern __typeof (feholdexcept) __feholdexcept;
 extern __typeof (fesetround) __fesetround;
 
diff --git a/math/fenv.h b/math/fenv.h
index b80d3c0532..9d4492f36c 100644
--- a/math/fenv.h
+++ b/math/fenv.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ extern int fetestexcept (int __excepts) __THROW;
 /* Rounding control.  */
 
 /* Get current rounding direction.  */
-extern int fegetround (void) __THROW;
+extern int fegetround (void) __THROW __attribute_pure__;
 
 /* Establish the rounding direction represented by ROUND.  */
 extern int fesetround (int __rounding_direction) __THROW;