diff --git a/lib/fnmatch_loop.c b/lib/fnmatch_loop.c
index 932d907f1..a83dd9616 100644
--- a/lib/fnmatch_loop.c
+++ b/lib/fnmatch_loop.c
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 
 /* Match STRING against the filename pattern PATTERN, returning zero if
    it matches, nonzero if not.  */
-static int FCT (const CHAR *pattern, const CHAR *string,
-		const CHAR *string_end, int no_leading_period, int flags)
-     internal_function;
 static int EXT (INT opt, const CHAR *pattern, const CHAR *string,
 		const CHAR *string_end, int no_leading_period, int flags)
      internal_function;
@@ -27,12 +24,8 @@ static const CHAR *END (const CHAR *patternp) internal_function;
 
 static int
 internal_function
-FCT (pattern, string, string_end, no_leading_period, flags)
-     const CHAR *pattern;
-     const CHAR *string;
-     const CHAR *string_end;
-     int no_leading_period;
-     int flags;
+FCT (const CHAR *pattern, const CHAR *string, const CHAR *string_end,
+     int no_leading_period, int flags)
 {
   register const CHAR *p = pattern, *n = string;
   register UCHAR c;