diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 19e7e799d..85ed2d24e 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+2008-01-02  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
+
+	* libc/syscalls/sysclose.c: Always call reentrant version of the
+	underlying syscall since one is guaranteed to exist in libc/reent.
+	* libc/syscalls/sysexecve.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/sysfcntl.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/sysfork.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/sysfstat.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/sysgetpid.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/sysgettod.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/syskill.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/syslink.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/syslseek.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/sysopen.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/sysread.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/syssbrk.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/sysstat.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/systimes.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/sysunlink.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/syswait.c: Ditto.
+	* libc/syscalls/syswrite.c: Ditto.
+
 2007-12-19  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
 
         * NEWS: Update with 1.16.0 info.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysclose.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysclose.c
index 90f321fc0..d05d2866c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysclose.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysclose.c
@@ -6,9 +6,5 @@ int
 _DEFUN (close, (fd),
      int fd)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _close_r (_REENT, fd);
-#else
-  return _close (fd);
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysexecve.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysexecve.c
index a43b47a0b..4917446a9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysexecve.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysexecve.c
@@ -8,9 +8,5 @@ _DEFUN (execve, (name, argv, env),
      char **argv _AND
      char **env)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _execve_r (_REENT, name, argv, env);
-#else
-  return _execve (name, argv, env);
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysfcntl.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysfcntl.c
index 5e6de7e77..12d09a8af 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysfcntl.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysfcntl.c
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@ _DEFUN (fcntl, (fd, flag, arg),
      int arg)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_FCNTL
-# ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _fcntl_r (_REENT, fd, flag, arg);
-# else
-  return _fcntl (fd, flag, arg);
-# endif
 #else /* !HAVE_FCNTL */
   errno = ENOSYS;
   return -1;
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysfork.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysfork.c
index 96d23c7dd..fd2839148 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysfork.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysfork.c
@@ -9,11 +9,7 @@
 int
 _DEFUN_VOID (fork)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _fork_r (_REENT);
-#else
-  return _fork ();
-#endif
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysfstat.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysfstat.c
index 7d446e825..864c0ab9c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysfstat.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysfstat.c
@@ -8,9 +8,5 @@ _DEFUN (fstat, (fd, pstat),
      int fd _AND
      struct stat *pstat)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _fstat_r (_REENT, fd, pstat);
-#else
-  return _fstat (fd, pstat);
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysgetpid.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysgetpid.c
index 794f5194b..a7048acc7 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysgetpid.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysgetpid.c
@@ -5,9 +5,5 @@
 int
 _DEFUN_VOID (getpid)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _getpid_r (_REENT);
-#else
-  return _getpid ();
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysgettod.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysgettod.c
index 9208a30b9..273d19e59 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysgettod.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysgettod.c
@@ -12,9 +12,5 @@ _DEFUN (gettimeofday, (ptimeval, ptimezone),
      struct timeval *ptimeval _AND
      struct timezone *ptimezone)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _gettimeofday_r (_REENT, ptimeval, ptimezone);
-#else
-  return _gettimeofday (ptimeval, ptimezone);
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/syskill.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/syskill.c
index 15cfecba8..fb364f511 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/syskill.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/syskill.c
@@ -7,9 +7,5 @@ _DEFUN (kill, (pid, sig),
      int pid _AND
      int sig)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _kill_r (_REENT, pid, sig);
-#else
-  return _kill (pid, sig);
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/syslink.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/syslink.c
index df235eeaa..841684f46 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/syslink.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/syslink.c
@@ -7,9 +7,5 @@ _DEFUN (link, (old, new),
      char *old _AND
      char *new)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _link_r (_REENT, old, new);
-#else
-  return _link (old, new);
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/syslseek.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/syslseek.c
index a1722471c..275d67ce4 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/syslseek.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/syslseek.c
@@ -9,9 +9,5 @@ _DEFUN (lseek, (fd, pos, whence),
      off_t pos _AND
      int whence)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _lseek_r (_REENT, fd, pos, whence);
-#else
-  return _lseek (fd, pos, whence);
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysopen.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysopen.c
index 7e7df995f..ed0cb604a 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysopen.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysopen.c
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ _DEFUN (open, (file, flags, ...),
   int ret;
 
   va_start (ap, flags);
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   ret = _open_r (_REENT, file, flags, va_arg (ap, int));
-#else
-  ret = _open (file, flags, va_arg (ap, int));
-#endif
   va_end (ap);
   return ret;
 }
@@ -35,11 +31,7 @@ open (file, flags, mode)
      int flags;
      int mode;
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _open_r (_REENT, file, flags, mode);
-#else
-  return _open (file, flags, mode);
-#endif
 }
 
 #endif /* ! _HAVE_STDC */
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysread.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysread.c
index ae19f5b46..bcf002d9d 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysread.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysread.c
@@ -9,9 +9,5 @@ _DEFUN (read, (fd, buf, cnt),
      void *buf _AND
      size_t cnt)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _read_r (_REENT, fd, buf, cnt);
-#else
-  return _read (fd, buf, cnt);
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/syssbrk.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/syssbrk.c
index de368678e..a3e550579 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/syssbrk.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/syssbrk.c
@@ -10,9 +10,5 @@ void *
 _DEFUN (sbrk, (incr),
      ptrdiff_t incr)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _sbrk_r (_REENT, incr);
-#else
-  return _sbrk (incr);
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysstat.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysstat.c
index e2247dcf0..e93f61919 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysstat.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysstat.c
@@ -8,9 +8,5 @@ _DEFUN (stat, (file, pstat),
      char *file _AND
      struct stat *pstat)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _stat_r (_REENT, file, pstat);
-#else
-  return _stat (file, pstat);
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/systimes.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/systimes.c
index 353553be7..cc30a3e38 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/systimes.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/systimes.c
@@ -7,9 +7,5 @@ clock_t
 _DEFUN (times, (buf),
      struct tms *buf)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _times_r (_REENT, buf);
-#else
-  return _times (buf);
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysunlink.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysunlink.c
index ac04184f2..1c5a69cfe 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysunlink.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/sysunlink.c
@@ -6,9 +6,5 @@ int
 _DEFUN (unlink, (file),
         char *file)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _unlink_r (_REENT, file);
-#else
-  return _unlink (file);
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/syswait.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/syswait.c
index 355906c37..ec38a321f 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/syswait.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/syswait.c
@@ -6,9 +6,5 @@ int
 _DEFUN (wait, (status),
         int *status)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _wait_r (_REENT, status);
-#else
-  return _wait (status);
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/syswrite.c b/newlib/libc/syscalls/syswrite.c
index 089975958..0f080fb4d 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/syswrite.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/syswrite.c
@@ -9,9 +9,5 @@ _DEFUN (write, (fd, buf, cnt),
      const void *buf _AND
      size_t cnt)
 {
-#ifdef REENTRANT_SYSCALLS_PROVIDED
   return _write_r (_REENT, fd, buf, cnt);
-#else
-  return _write (fd, buf, cnt);
-#endif
 }