2 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 877560e5f62..0b90c3c98ad 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-06-30  Fabián Ezequiel Gallina  <fgallina@gnu.org>
+
+        * emacs-lisp/subr-x.el (string-reverse): Define as obsolete alias
+        for `reverse'.
+
 2014-06-30  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * emacs-lisp/autoload.el (autoload-ensure-writable): New variable.
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/subr-x.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/subr-x.el
index 932c9e7f6ef..76473b39a77 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/subr-x.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/subr-x.el
@@ -159,9 +159,7 @@ to bind a single value, BINDINGS can just be a plain tuple."
   "Join all STRINGS using SEPARATOR."
   (mapconcat 'identity strings separator))
 
-(defsubst string-reverse (str)
-  "Reverse the string STR."
-  (reverse str))
+(define-obsolete-function-alias 'string-reverse 'reverse "24.5")
 
 (defsubst string-trim-left (string)
   "Remove leading whitespace from STRING."