diff --git a/platforms/msp430_eabi_large_datamodel.xml b/platforms/msp430_eabi_large_datamodel.xml
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index 000000000..0f632de11
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<platform>
+  <char_bit>8</char_bit>
+  <default-sign>signed</default-sign>
+  <sizeof>
+    <short>2</short>
+    <int>2</int>
+    <long>4</long>
+    <long-long>8</long-long>
+    <float>4</float>
+    <double>8</double>
+    <long-double>8</long-double>
+    <pointer>4</pointer>
+    <size_t>4</size_t>
+    <wchar_t>2</wchar_t>
+  </sizeof>
+</platform>