diff --git a/lib/libc/db/hash/ndbm.c b/lib/libc/db/hash/ndbm.c
index 42ffb1b50ab7..37adaf62d51b 100644
--- a/lib/libc/db/hash/ndbm.c
+++ b/lib/libc/db/hash/ndbm.c
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
  *	 NULL on failure
  */
 extern DBM *
-dbm_open(file, flags, mode)
-	const char *file;
-	int flags, mode;
+dbm_open(const char *file, int flags, int mode)
 {
 	HASHINFO info;
 	char path[MAXPATHLEN];
@@ -80,8 +78,7 @@ dbm_open(file, flags, mode)
 }
 
 extern void
-dbm_close(db)
-	DBM *db;
+dbm_close(DBM *db)
 {
 	(void)(db->close)(db);
 }
@@ -92,9 +89,7 @@ dbm_close(db)
  *	NULL on failure
  */
 extern datum
-dbm_fetch(db, key)
-	DBM *db;
-	datum key;
+dbm_fetch(DBM *db, datum key)
 {
 	datum retdata;
 	int status;
@@ -118,8 +113,7 @@ dbm_fetch(db, key)
  *	NULL on failure
  */
 extern datum
-dbm_firstkey(db)
-	DBM *db;
+dbm_firstkey(DBM *db)
 {
 	int status;
 	datum retkey;
@@ -139,8 +133,7 @@ dbm_firstkey(db)
  *	NULL on failure
  */
 extern datum
-dbm_nextkey(db)
-	DBM *db;
+dbm_nextkey(DBM *db)
 {
 	int status;
 	datum retkey;
@@ -160,9 +153,7 @@ dbm_nextkey(db)
  *	<0 failure
  */
 extern int
-dbm_delete(db, key)
-	DBM *db;
-	datum key;
+dbm_delete(DBM *db, datum key)
 {
 	int status;
 	DBT dbtkey;
@@ -183,10 +174,7 @@ dbm_delete(db, key)
  *	 1 if DBM_INSERT and entry exists
  */
 extern int
-dbm_store(db, key, data, flags)
-	DBM *db;
-	datum key, data;
-	int flags;
+dbm_store(DBM *db, datum key, datum data, int flags)
 {
 	DBT dbtkey, dbtdata;
 
@@ -199,8 +187,7 @@ dbm_store(db, key, data, flags)
 }
 
 extern int
-dbm_error(db)
-	DBM *db;
+dbm_error(DBM *db)
 {
 	HTAB *hp;
 
@@ -209,8 +196,7 @@ dbm_error(db)
 }
 
 extern int
-dbm_clearerr(db)
-	DBM *db;
+dbm_clearerr(DBM *db)
 {
 	HTAB *hp;
 
@@ -220,8 +206,7 @@ dbm_clearerr(db)
 }
 
 extern int
-dbm_dirfno(db)
-	DBM *db;
+dbm_dirfno(DBM *db)
 {
 	return(((HTAB *)db->internal)->fp);
 }