diff --git a/lib/libc/locale/collcmp.c b/lib/libc/locale/collcmp.c
index 15dba54737fe..fefa52d94eb8 100644
--- a/lib/libc/locale/collcmp.c
+++ b/lib/libc/locale/collcmp.c
@@ -26,36 +26,47 @@
 
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <locale.h>
+
+/* will be removed ***************************/
 #include "collate.h"
 
 int __collcmp (c1, c2)
-	u_char c1, c2;
+	unsigned char c1, c2;
+{
+	return collate_range_cmp (c1, c2);
+}
+/* will be removed ***************************/
+
+int collate_range_cmp (c1, c2)
+	int c1, c2;
 {
 	static char s1[2], s2[2];
 
+	c1 &= UCHAR_MAX;
+	c2 &= UCHAR_MAX;
 	if (c1 == c2)
 		return (0);
 	if (   (isascii(c1) && isascii(c2))
 	    || (!isalpha(c1) && !isalpha(c2))
 	   )
-		return (((int)c1) - ((int)c2));
+		return (c1 - c2);
 	if (isalpha(c1) && !isalpha(c2)) {
 		if (isupper(c1))
-			return ('A' - ((int)c2));
+			return ('A' - c2);
 		else
-			return ('a' - ((int)c2));
+			return ('a' - c2);
 	} else if (isalpha(c2) && !isalpha(c1)) {
 		if (isupper(c2))
-			return (((int)c1) - 'A');
+			return (c1 - 'A');
 		else
-			return (((int)c1) - 'a');
+			return (c1 - 'a');
 	}
 	if (isupper(c1) && islower(c2))
 		return (-1);
 	else if (islower(c1) && isupper(c2))
 		return (1);
-	s1[0] = (char) c1;
-	s2[0] = (char) c2;
+	s1[0] = c1;
+	s2[0] = c2;
 	return strcoll(s1, s2);
 }
-