diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/fxstat.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/fxstat.c
index e1f546d8c9..4c1e145dcb 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/fxstat.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/aix/fxstat.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@
 
 extern int fstatx (int fd, struct stat *st, int len, int cmd);
 
+#undef __fxstat
+
 int
 __fxstat (int ver, int fd, struct stat *st)
 {
   assert (ver == 0);
   return fstatx (fd, st, sizeof (*st), STX_NORMAL);
 }
+INTDEF(__fxstat)