diff --git a/stdio-common/_itoa.h b/stdio-common/_itoa.h
index 18f98dcd71..1b4b0ff6c4 100644
--- a/stdio-common/_itoa.h
+++ b/stdio-common/_itoa.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ _itoa_word (unsigned long value, char *buflim,
     }
   return buflim;
 }
+#undef SPECIAL
 
 static inline char * __attribute__ ((unused))
 _fitoa_word (unsigned long value, char *buf, unsigned int base, int upper_case)
diff --git a/stdio-common/_itowa.h b/stdio-common/_itowa.h
index d4966c7b40..0af747bb76 100644
--- a/stdio-common/_itowa.h
+++ b/stdio-common/_itowa.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Internal function for converting integers to ASCII.
-   Copyright (C) 1994, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1994, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -59,5 +59,6 @@ _itowa_word (unsigned long value, wchar_t *buflim,
     }
   return bp;
 }
+#undef SPECIAL
 
 #endif	/* itowa.h */