diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index b02d817f8..54dcedca6 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2004-09-15  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* cygwin.din (_impure_ptr): Export.
+	(reent_data): Don't export.
+	* dcrt0.cc (reent_data): Drop.
+	(__cygwin_user_data): Initialize impure_ptr as GLOBAL_REENT.
+	(_dll_crt0): Initialize _impure_ptr as GLOBAL_REENT.
+	* lib/_cygwin_crt0_common.cc (_impure_ptr): Drop.  Declare extern as
+	dllimport instead.
+
 2004-09-14  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
 
 	* cygtls.h: Add alignment kludge to fix disparity between compilers.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/cygwin.din b/winsup/cygwin/cygwin.din
index a849f41b1..bf39f4b22 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/cygwin.din
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/cygwin.din
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ __rcmd_errstr DATA
 _check_for_executable DATA
 _ctype_ DATA
 _daylight DATA
+_impure_ptr DATA
 _sys_errlist DATA
 sys_errlist = _sys_errlist DATA
 _sys_nerr DATA
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ opterr DATA
 optind DATA
 optopt DATA
 optreset DATA
-reent_data DATA
 _alloca NOSIGFE
 dll_entry@12 NOSIGFE
 __assert SIGFE
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/dcrt0.cc b/winsup/cygwin/dcrt0.cc
index 2ab6eb610..4ad5968ed 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/dcrt0.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/dcrt0.cc
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ extern "C"
   char ***main_environ;
   /* __progname used in getopt error message */
   char *__progname;
-  struct _reent reent_data;
   struct per_process __cygwin_user_data =
   {/* initial_sp */ 0, /* magic_biscuit */ 0,
    /* dll_major */ CYGWIN_VERSION_DLL_MAJOR,
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ extern "C"
    /* api_minor */ CYGWIN_VERSION_API_MINOR,
    /* unused2 */ {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
    /* resourcelocks */ &_reslock, /* threadinterface */ &_mtinterf,
-   /* impure_ptr */ &reent_data,
+   /* impure_ptr */ _GLOBAL_REENT,
   };
   bool ignore_case_with_glob;
   int __declspec (dllexport) _check_for_executable = true;
@@ -925,7 +924,7 @@ _dll_crt0 ()
   *main_environ = NULL;
 
   char padding[CYGTLS_PADSIZE];
-  _impure_ptr = &reent_data;
+  _impure_ptr = _GLOBAL_REENT;
   _impure_ptr->_stdin = &_impure_ptr->__sf[0];
   _impure_ptr->_stdout = &_impure_ptr->__sf[1];
   _impure_ptr->_stderr = &_impure_ptr->__sf[2];
@@ -947,7 +946,7 @@ dll_crt0 (per_process *uptr)
   if (uptr && uptr != user_data)
     {
       memcpy (user_data, uptr, per_process_overwrite);
-      *(user_data->impure_ptr_ptr) = &reent_data;
+      *(user_data->impure_ptr_ptr) = _GLOBAL_REENT;
     }
   _dll_crt0 ();
 }
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/lib/_cygwin_crt0_common.cc b/winsup/cygwin/lib/_cygwin_crt0_common.cc
index f1e724823..935b84f31 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/lib/_cygwin_crt0_common.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/lib/_cygwin_crt0_common.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ details. */
 #include <reent.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+/* Avoid an info message from linker when linking applications. */
+extern __declspec(dllimport) struct _reent *_impure_ptr;
+
 #undef environ
 
 extern "C"
@@ -23,7 +26,6 @@ char **environ;
 int cygwin_attach_dll (HMODULE, MainFunc);
 int cygwin_attach_noncygwin_dll (HMODULE, MainFunc);
 int main (int, char **, char **);
-struct _reent *_impure_ptr;
 int _fmode;
 void _pei386_runtime_relocator ();