diff --git a/classpath/java/util/Date.java b/classpath/java/util/Date.java
index b81bf4459d..3de73c0c59 100644
--- a/classpath/java/util/Date.java
+++ b/classpath/java/util/Date.java
@@ -24,4 +24,10 @@ public class Date {
   public long getTime() {
     return when;
   }
+
+  public String toString() {
+    return toString(when);
+  }
+
+  private static native String toString(long when);
 }
diff --git a/classpath/jni-util.h b/classpath/jni-util.h
index e9308a5f1b..8d29a12d1b 100644
--- a/classpath/jni-util.h
+++ b/classpath/jni-util.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #  define JNIEXPORT __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
 #endif
 
+#define UNUSED __attribute__((unused))
+
 namespace {
 
 inline void