diff --git a/malloc/malloc.c b/malloc/malloc.c
index ee87ddbbf9..560fee2c31 100644
--- a/malloc/malloc.c
+++ b/malloc/malloc.c
@@ -638,6 +638,8 @@ libc_hidden_proto (__libc_mallopt)
   be kept as longs, the reported values may wrap around zero and
   thus be inaccurate.
 */
+struct mallinfo2 __libc_mallinfo2(void);
+
 struct mallinfo __libc_mallinfo(void);
 
 
@@ -4911,7 +4913,7 @@ __malloc_usable_size (void *m)
  */
 
 static void
-int_mallinfo (mstate av, struct mallinfo *m)
+int_mallinfo (mstate av, struct mallinfo2 *m)
 {
   size_t i;
   mbinptr b;
@@ -4974,10 +4976,10 @@ int_mallinfo (mstate av, struct mallinfo *m)
 }
 
 
-struct mallinfo
-__libc_mallinfo (void)
+struct mallinfo2
+__libc_mallinfo2 (void)
 {
-  struct mallinfo m;
+  struct mallinfo2 m;
   mstate ar_ptr;
 
   if (__malloc_initialized < 0)
@@ -4998,6 +5000,27 @@ __libc_mallinfo (void)
   return m;
 }
 
+struct mallinfo
+__libc_mallinfo (void)
+{
+  struct mallinfo m;
+  struct mallinfo2 m2 = __libc_mallinfo2 ();
+
+  m.arena = m2.arena;
+  m.ordblks = m2.ordblks;
+  m.smblks = m2.smblks;
+  m.hblks = m2.hblks;
+  m.hblkhd = m2.hblkhd;
+  m.usmblks = m2.usmblks;
+  m.fsmblks = m2.fsmblks;
+  m.uordblks = m2.uordblks;
+  m.fordblks = m2.fordblks;
+  m.keepcost = m2.keepcost;
+
+  return m;
+}
+
+
 /*
    ------------------------------ malloc_stats ------------------------------
  */
@@ -5016,7 +5039,7 @@ __malloc_stats (void)
   stderr->_flags2 |= _IO_FLAGS2_NOTCANCEL;
   for (i = 0, ar_ptr = &main_arena;; i++)
     {
-      struct mallinfo mi;
+      struct mallinfo2 mi;
 
       memset (&mi, 0, sizeof (mi));
       __libc_lock_lock (ar_ptr->mutex);
@@ -5632,6 +5655,8 @@ strong_alias (__libc_valloc, __valloc) weak_alias (__libc_valloc, valloc)
 strong_alias (__libc_pvalloc, __pvalloc) weak_alias (__libc_pvalloc, pvalloc)
 strong_alias (__libc_mallinfo, __mallinfo)
 weak_alias (__libc_mallinfo, mallinfo)
+strong_alias (__libc_mallinfo2, __mallinfo2)
+weak_alias (__libc_mallinfo2, mallinfo2)
 strong_alias (__libc_mallopt, __mallopt) weak_alias (__libc_mallopt, mallopt)
 
 weak_alias (__malloc_stats, malloc_stats)
diff --git a/malloc/malloc.h b/malloc/malloc.h
index e0e91a9331..e25b33462a 100644
--- a/malloc/malloc.h
+++ b/malloc/malloc.h
@@ -97,9 +97,30 @@ struct mallinfo
   int keepcost; /* top-most, releasable (via malloc_trim) space */
 };
 
+/* SVID2/XPG mallinfo2 structure which can handle allocations
+   bigger than 4GB.  */
+
+struct mallinfo2
+{
+  size_t arena;    /* non-mmapped space allocated from system */
+  size_t ordblks;  /* number of free chunks */
+  size_t smblks;   /* number of fastbin blocks */
+  size_t hblks;    /* number of mmapped regions */
+  size_t hblkhd;   /* space in mmapped regions */
+  size_t usmblks;  /* always 0, preserved for backwards compatibility */
+  size_t fsmblks;  /* space available in freed fastbin blocks */
+  size_t uordblks; /* total allocated space */
+  size_t fordblks; /* total free space */
+  size_t keepcost; /* top-most, releasable (via malloc_trim) space */
+};
+
 /* Returns a copy of the updated current mallinfo. */
+__MALLOC_DEPRECATED;
 extern struct mallinfo mallinfo (void) __THROW;
 
+/* Returns a copy of the updated current mallinfo. */
+extern struct mallinfo2 mallinfo2 (void) __THROW;
+
 /* SVID2/XPG mallopt options */
 #ifndef M_MXFAST
 # define M_MXFAST  1    /* maximum request size for "fastbins" */
diff --git a/manual/memory.texi b/manual/memory.texi
index aa5011e4f9..e5ea71bc6d 100644
--- a/manual/memory.texi
+++ b/manual/memory.texi
@@ -1505,50 +1505,50 @@ installing such hooks.
 
 @cindex allocation statistics
 You can get information about dynamic memory allocation by calling the
-@code{mallinfo} function.  This function and its associated data type
+@code{mallinfo2} function.  This function and its associated data type
 are declared in @file{malloc.h}; they are an extension of the standard
 SVID/XPG version.
 @pindex malloc.h
 
-@deftp {Data Type} {struct mallinfo}
+@deftp {Data Type} {struct mallinfo2}
 @standards{GNU, malloc.h}
 This structure type is used to return information about the dynamic
 memory allocator.  It contains the following members:
 
 @table @code
-@item int arena
+@item size_t arena
 This is the total size of memory allocated with @code{sbrk} by
 @code{malloc}, in bytes.
 
-@item int ordblks
+@item size_t ordblks
 This is the number of chunks not in use.  (The memory allocator
-internally gets chunks of memory from the operating system, and then
+size_ternally gets chunks of memory from the operating system, and then
 carves them up to satisfy individual @code{malloc} requests;
 @pxref{The GNU Allocator}.)
 
-@item int smblks
+@item size_t smblks
 This field is unused.
 
-@item int hblks
+@item size_t hblks
 This is the total number of chunks allocated with @code{mmap}.
 
-@item int hblkhd
+@item size_t hblkhd
 This is the total size of memory allocated with @code{mmap}, in bytes.
 
-@item int usmblks
+@item size_t usmblks
 This field is unused and always 0.
 
-@item int fsmblks
+@item size_t fsmblks
 This field is unused.
 
-@item int uordblks
+@item size_t uordblks
 This is the total size of memory occupied by chunks handed out by
 @code{malloc}.
 
-@item int fordblks
+@item size_t fordblks
 This is the total size of memory occupied by free (not in use) chunks.
 
-@item int keepcost
+@item size_t keepcost
 This is the size of the top-most releasable chunk that normally
 borders the end of the heap (i.e., the high end of the virtual address
 space's data segment).
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ space's data segment).
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
-@deftypefun {struct mallinfo} mallinfo (void)
+@deftypefun {struct mallinfo2} mallinfo2 (void)
 @standards{SVID, malloc.h}
 @safety{@prelim{}@mtunsafe{@mtuinit{} @mtasuconst{:mallopt}}@asunsafe{@asuinit{} @asulock{}}@acunsafe{@acuinit{} @aculock{}}}
 @c Accessing mp_.n_mmaps and mp_.max_mmapped_mem, modified with atomics
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ space's data segment).
 @c mark the statistics as unsafe, rather than the fast-path functions
 @c that collect the possibly inconsistent data.
 
-@c __libc_mallinfo @mtuinit @mtasuconst:mallopt @asuinit @asulock @aculock
+@c __libc_mallinfo2 @mtuinit @mtasuconst:mallopt @asuinit @asulock @aculock
 @c  ptmalloc_init (once) dup @mtsenv @asulock @aculock @acsfd @acsmem
 @c  mutex_lock dup @asulock @aculock
 @c  int_mallinfo @mtasuconst:mallopt [mp_ access on main_arena]
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ space's data segment).
 @c  mutex_unlock @aculock
 
 This function returns information about the current dynamic memory usage
-in a structure of type @code{struct mallinfo}.
+in a structure of type @code{struct mallinfo2}.
 @end deftypefun
 
 @node Summary of Malloc
@@ -1644,7 +1644,7 @@ A pointer to a function that @code{free} uses whenever it is called.
 A pointer to a function that @code{aligned_alloc}, @code{memalign},
 @code{posix_memalign} and @code{valloc} use whenever they are called.
 
-@item struct mallinfo mallinfo (void)
+@item struct mallinfo2 mallinfo2 (void)
 Return information about the current dynamic memory usage.
 @xref{Statistics of Malloc}.
 @end table
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@ In addition, very old applications may use the obsolete @code{cfree}
 function.
 
 Further @code{malloc}-related functions such as @code{mallopt} or
-@code{mallinfo} will not have any effect or return incorrect statistics
+@code{mallinfo2} will not have any effect or return incorrect statistics
 when a replacement @code{malloc} is in use.  However, failure to replace
 these functions typically does not result in crashes or other incorrect
 application behavior, but may result in static linking failures.