diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 73b4a6973..c69e437f3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+20010105
+ - (bal) Disable groupaccess by setting NGROUP_MAX to 0 for platforms
+   that don't have NGROUP_MAX.
+
 20010104
  - (bal) I think this is the last of the bsd-*.h that don't belong.
  - (bal) Minor Makefile fix
diff --git a/defines.h b/defines.h
index 087ad2af0..51fd7b3e0 100644
--- a/defines.h
+++ b/defines.h
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ enum
 # define STDERR_FILENO   2
 #endif                   
 
+#ifndef NGROUP_MAX	/* Disable groupaccess if NGROUP_MAX is not set */
+#define NGROUP_MAX 0
+#endif
+
 #ifndef O_NONBLOCK	/* Non Blocking Open */
 # define O_NONBLOCK      00004 
 #endif