diff --git a/include/stdio.h b/include/stdio.h
index 3b1edaaa83d8..a5de1de13530 100644
--- a/include/stdio.h
+++ b/include/stdio.h
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ typedef	struct __sFILE {
 } FILE;
 
 __BEGIN_DECLS
-extern FILE __sF[];
+extern FILE __stdin;
+extern FILE __stdout;
+extern FILE __stderr;
 __END_DECLS
 
 #define	__SLBF	0x0001		/* line buffered */
@@ -194,9 +196,9 @@ __END_DECLS
 #define	SEEK_END	2	/* set file offset to EOF plus offset */
 #endif
 
-#define	stdin	(&__sF[0])
-#define	stdout	(&__sF[1])
-#define	stderr	(&__sF[2])
+#define	stdin	(&__stdin)
+#define	stdout	(&__stdout)
+#define	stderr	(&__stderr)
 
 /*
  * Functions defined in ANSI C standard.
diff --git a/lib/libc/Makefile b/lib/libc/Makefile
index cdb5011c3571..3b6ea2ae02be 100644
--- a/lib/libc/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libc/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # from CFLAGS below.  To remove these strings from just the system call
 # stubs, remove just -DSYSLIBC_RCS from CFLAGS.
 LIB=c
-SHLIB_MAJOR= 5
+SHLIB_MAJOR= 5.20010213
 SHLIB_MINOR= 0
 CFLAGS+=-DLIBC_RCS -DSYSLIBC_RCS -I${.CURDIR}/include
 AINC=	-I${.CURDIR}/${MACHINE_ARCH}
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/findfp.c b/lib/libc/stdio/findfp.c
index f307e3e40bbe..48eb5b525997 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdio/findfp.c
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/findfp.c
@@ -59,20 +59,21 @@ int	__sdidinit;
 
 #define	NDYNAMIC 10		/* add ten more whenever necessary */
 
-#define	std(flags, file) \
-	{0,0,0,flags,file,{0},0,__sF+file,__sclose,__sread,__sseek,__swrite}
-/*	 p r w flags file _bf z  cookie      close    read    seek    write */
+#define	std(handle, flags, file) \
+FILE handle = {0,0,0,flags,file,{0},0,&handle,__sclose,__sread,__sseek,__swrite}
+/*	       p r w flags file _bf z  cookie    close    read    seek    write */
 
 				/* the usual - (stdin + stdout + stderr) */
 static FILE usual[FOPEN_MAX - 3];
 static struct glue uglue = { NULL, FOPEN_MAX - 3, usual };
 
-FILE __sF[3] = {
-	std(__SRD, STDIN_FILENO),		/* stdin */
-	std(__SWR, STDOUT_FILENO),		/* stdout */
-	std(__SWR|__SNBF, STDERR_FILENO)	/* stderr */
-};
-struct glue __sglue = { &uglue, 3, __sF };
+std(__stdin, __SRD, STDIN_FILENO);
+std(__stdout, __SWR, STDOUT_FILENO);
+std(__stderr, __SWR|__SNBF, STDERR_FILENO);
+
+static struct glue sglue2 = { &uglue, 1, &__stderr };
+static struct glue sglue1 = { &sglue2, 1, &__stdout };
+struct glue __sglue = { &sglue1, 1, &__stdin };
 static struct glue *lastglue = &uglue;
 
 static struct glue *	moreglue __P((int));