diff --git a/include/wchar.h b/include/wchar.h
index b8bb90a14a4b..ea4bd12e3362 100644
--- a/include/wchar.h
+++ b/include/wchar.h
@@ -171,6 +171,14 @@ wchar_t	*wmemset(wchar_t *, wchar_t, size_t);
 int	wprintf(const wchar_t * __restrict, ...);
 int	wscanf(const wchar_t * __restrict, ...);
 
+extern struct __sFILE *__stdinp;
+extern struct __sFILE *__stdoutp;
+
+#define	getwc(fp)	getwc(fp)
+#define	getwchar()	fgetwc(__stdinp)
+#define	putwc(wc, fp)	fputwc(wc, fp)
+#define	putwchar(wc)	fputwc(wc, __stdoutp)
+
 #if __ISO_C_VISIBLE >= 1999
 int	vfwscanf(struct __sFILE * __restrict, const wchar_t * __restrict,
 	    __va_list);
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/getwc.c b/lib/libc/stdio/getwc.c
index e133868f0b9f..ba5ab6011bfd 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdio/getwc.c
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/getwc.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include "libc_private.h"
 #include "local.h"
 
+#undef getwc
+
 /*
  * Synonym for fgetwc(). The only difference is that getwc(), if it is a
  * macro, may evaluate `fp' more than once.
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/getwchar.c b/lib/libc/stdio/getwchar.c
index 491ff9b7ffec..79dd7bc4b33b 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdio/getwchar.c
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/getwchar.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include "libc_private.h"
 #include "local.h"
 
+#undef getwchar
+
 /*
  * Synonym for fgetwc(stdin).
  */
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/putwc.c b/lib/libc/stdio/putwc.c
index e26102a663f2..8fe065bdfe32 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdio/putwc.c
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/putwc.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include "libc_private.h"
 #include "local.h"
 
+#undef putwc
+
 /*
  * Synonym for fputwc(). The only difference is that putwc(), if it is a
  * macro, may evaluate `fp' more than once.
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/putwchar.c b/lib/libc/stdio/putwchar.c
index 569ab92820b8..55030713c752 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdio/putwchar.c
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/putwchar.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include "libc_private.h"
 #include "local.h"
 
+#undef putwchar
+
 /*
  * Synonym for fputwc(wc, stdout).
  */