diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index 735254ede..b884f69f1 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,47 @@
+2013-04-29  Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
+
+	* libc/stdio/local.h (CHECK_INIT): Evaluate argument only once.
+	(CHECK_STD_INIT): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/fgetc.c (fgetc): Use local variable for _REENT.
+	* libc/stdio/fgetwc.c (fwgetc): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/fgetws.c (fgetws): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/fputc.c (fputc): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/fputwc.c (fputwc): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/fputws.c (fputws): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/getc.c (getc): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/getchar.c (_getchar_r): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/putc.c (putc): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/putchar.c (putchar): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/scanf.c (scanf): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/setvbuf.c (setvbuf): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/ungetwc.c (ungetwc): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/vfscanf.c (VFSCANF): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/vfwscanf.c (VFWSCANF): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/viprintf.c (viprintf): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/viscanf.c (viscanf): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/vprintf.c (vprintf): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/vscanf.c (vscanf): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/vwprintf.c (vwprintf): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/vwscanf.c (vwscanf): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdio/wscanf.c (wscanf): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdlib/ecvtbuf.c (fcvtbuf): Likewise.
+	(fcvtbuf): Likewise.
+	(ecvtbuf): Likewise.
+	(ecvtbuf): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdlib/mblen.c (mblen): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdlib/mbrlen.c (mbrlen): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdlib/mbrtowc.c (mbrtowc): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdlib/mbtowc.c (mbtowc): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdlib/rand.c (srand): Likewise.
+	(rand): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdlib/wcrtomb.c (wcrtomb): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdlib/wctob.c (wctob): Likewise.
+	* libc/stdlib/wctomb.c (wctomb): Likewise.
+	* libc/string/strtok.c (strtok): Likewise.
+	* libc/time/asctime.c (asctime): Likewise.
+	* libc/time/gmtime.c (gmtime): Likewise.
+	* libc/time/lcltime.c (lcltime): Likewise.
+
 2013-04-29  Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
 
 	* libc/include/sys/reent.h (_REENT_INIT_PTR): Reduce code size.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetc.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetc.c
index 99d8330fe..20492d24b 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetc.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetc.c
@@ -92,9 +92,11 @@ _DEFUN(fgetc, (fp),
 {
 #if !defined(PREFER_SIZE_OVER_SPEED) && !defined(__OPTIMIZE_SIZE__)
   int result;
-  CHECK_INIT(_REENT, fp);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  CHECK_INIT(reent, fp);
   _newlib_flockfile_start (fp);
-  result = __sgetc_r (_REENT, fp);
+  result = __sgetc_r (reent, fp);
   _newlib_flockfile_end (fp);
   return result;
 #else
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetwc.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetwc.c
index 0eaaecb2f..14c554786 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetwc.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetwc.c
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ wint_t
 _DEFUN(fgetwc, (fp),
 	FILE *fp)
 {
-  CHECK_INIT(_REENT, fp);
-  return _fgetwc_r (_REENT, fp);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  CHECK_INIT(reent, fp);
+  return _fgetwc_r (reent, fp);
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetws.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetws.c
index 3cf45a976..b5d8851e1 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetws.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/fgetws.c
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ _DEFUN(fgetws, (ws, n, fp),
 	int n _AND
 	FILE *fp)
 {
-  CHECK_INIT (_REENT, fp);
-  return _fgetws_r (_REENT, ws, n, fp);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  CHECK_INIT (reent, fp);
+  return _fgetws_r (reent, ws, n, fp);
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/fputc.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/fputc.c
index 6af79d470..f380717d1 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/fputc.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/fputc.c
@@ -97,9 +97,11 @@ _DEFUN(fputc, (ch, file),
 {
 #if !defined(__OPTIMIZE_SIZE__) && !defined(PREFER_SIZE_OVER_SPEED)
   int result;
-  CHECK_INIT(_REENT, file);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  CHECK_INIT(reent, file);
    _newlib_flockfile_start (file);
-  result = _putc_r (_REENT, ch, file);
+  result = _putc_r (reent, ch, file);
   _newlib_flockfile_end (file);
   return result;
 #else
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/fputwc.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/fputwc.c
index 74e7a452c..5ec85d1ab 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/fputwc.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/fputwc.c
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ _DEFUN(fputwc, (wc, fp),
 	wchar_t wc _AND
 	FILE *fp)
 {
-  CHECK_INIT(_REENT, fp);
-  return _fputwc_r (_REENT, wc, fp);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  CHECK_INIT(reent, fp);
+  return _fputwc_r (reent, wc, fp);
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/fputws.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/fputws.c
index 0893b3c33..a28a5551b 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/fputws.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/fputws.c
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ _DEFUN(fputws, (ws, fp),
 	const wchar_t *ws _AND
 	FILE *fp)
 {
-  CHECK_INIT (_REENT, fp);
-  return _fputws_r (_REENT, ws, fp);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  CHECK_INIT (reent, fp);
+  return _fputws_r (reent, ws, fp);
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/getc.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/getc.c
index 355b19131..7951cdc93 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/getc.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/getc.c
@@ -105,9 +105,11 @@ _DEFUN(getc, (fp),
        register FILE *fp)
 {
   int result;
-  CHECK_INIT (_REENT, fp);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  CHECK_INIT (reent, fp);
   _newlib_flockfile_start (fp);
-  result = __sgetc_r (_REENT, fp);
+  result = __sgetc_r (reent, fp);
   _newlib_flockfile_end (fp);
   return result;
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/getchar.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/getchar.c
index da2f5dfaf..7f3ceac62 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/getchar.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/getchar.c
@@ -91,9 +91,11 @@ _DEFUN(_getchar_r, (reent),
 int
 _DEFUN_VOID(getchar)
 {
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
   /* CHECK_INIT is called (eventually) by __srefill_r.  */
-  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (_REENT);
-  return _getc_r (_REENT, _stdin_r (_REENT));
+  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (reent);
+  return _getc_r (reent, _stdin_r (reent));
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/local.h b/newlib/libc/stdio/local.h
index ec5efab49..54854b49d 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/local.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/local.h
@@ -175,34 +175,37 @@ extern _READ_WRITE_RETURN_TYPE _EXFUN(__swrite64,(struct _reent *, void *,
 
 #ifdef _REENT_SMALL
 #define CHECK_INIT(ptr, fp) \
-  do						\
-    {						\
-      if ((ptr) && !(ptr)->__sdidinit)		\
-	__sinit (ptr);				\
-      if ((fp) == (FILE *)&__sf_fake_stdin)	\
-	(fp) = _stdin_r(ptr);			\
-      else if ((fp) == (FILE *)&__sf_fake_stdout) \
-	(fp) = _stdout_r(ptr);			\
-      else if ((fp) == (FILE *)&__sf_fake_stderr) \
-	(fp) = _stderr_r(ptr);			\
-    }						\
+  do								\
+    {								\
+      struct _reent *_check_init_ptr = (ptr);			\
+      if ((_check_init_ptr) && !(_check_init_ptr)->__sdidinit)	\
+	__sinit (_check_init_ptr);				\
+      if ((fp) == (FILE *)&__sf_fake_stdin)			\
+	(fp) = _stdin_r(_check_init_ptr);			\
+      else if ((fp) == (FILE *)&__sf_fake_stdout)		\
+	(fp) = _stdout_r(_check_init_ptr);			\
+      else if ((fp) == (FILE *)&__sf_fake_stderr)		\
+	(fp) = _stderr_r(_check_init_ptr);			\
+    }								\
   while (0)
 #else /* !_REENT_SMALL   */
 #define CHECK_INIT(ptr, fp) \
-  do						\
-    {						\
-      if ((ptr) && !(ptr)->__sdidinit)		\
-	__sinit (ptr);				\
-    }						\
+  do								\
+    {								\
+      struct _reent *_check_init_ptr = (ptr);			\
+      if ((_check_init_ptr) && !(_check_init_ptr)->__sdidinit)	\
+	__sinit (_check_init_ptr);				\
+    }								\
   while (0)
 #endif /* !_REENT_SMALL  */
 
 #define CHECK_STD_INIT(ptr) \
-  do						\
-    {						\
-      if ((ptr) && !(ptr)->__sdidinit)		\
-	__sinit (ptr);				\
-    }						\
+  do								\
+    {								\
+      struct _reent *_check_init_ptr = (ptr);			\
+      if ((_check_init_ptr) && !(_check_init_ptr)->__sdidinit)	\
+	__sinit (_check_init_ptr);				\
+    }								\
   while (0)
 
 /* Return true and set errno and stream error flag iff the given FILE
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/putc.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/putc.c
index 1115bf40d..2b1fd1bf3 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/putc.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/putc.c
@@ -111,9 +111,11 @@ _DEFUN(putc, (c, fp),
 {
 #if !defined(PREFER_SIZE_OVER_SPEED) && !defined(__OPTIMIZE_SIZE__)
   int result;
-  CHECK_INIT (_REENT, fp);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  CHECK_INIT (reent, fp);
   _newlib_flockfile_start (fp);
-  result = __sputc_r (_REENT, c, fp);
+  result = __sputc_r (reent, c, fp);
   _newlib_flockfile_end (fp);
   return result;
 #else
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/putchar.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/putchar.c
index 06bcbb46e..bb27dc4e6 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/putchar.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/putchar.c
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ int
 _DEFUN(putchar, (c),
        int c)
 {
-  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (_REENT);
-  return _putc_r (_REENT, c, _stdout_r (_REENT));
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (reent);
+  return _putc_r (reent, c, _stdout_r (reent));
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/scanf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/scanf.c
index 68fd8fb65..19c85be4f 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/scanf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/scanf.c
@@ -38,14 +38,15 @@ scanf(fmt, va_alist)
 {
   int ret;
   va_list ap;
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
 
-  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (_REENT);
+  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (reent);
 #ifdef _HAVE_STDC
   va_start (ap, fmt);
 #else
   va_start (ap);
 #endif
-  ret = _vfscanf_r (_REENT, _stdin_r (_REENT), fmt, ap);
+  ret = _vfscanf_r (reent, _stdin_r (reent), fmt, ap);
   va_end (ap);
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/setvbuf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/setvbuf.c
index 63f1f80db..41bdff6b6 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/setvbuf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/setvbuf.c
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ _DEFUN(setvbuf, (fp, buf, mode, size),
        register size_t size)
 {
   int ret = 0;
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
 
-  CHECK_INIT (_REENT, fp);
+  CHECK_INIT (reent, fp);
 
   _newlib_flockfile_start (fp);
 
@@ -126,11 +127,11 @@ _DEFUN(setvbuf, (fp, buf, mode, size),
    * non buffer flags, and clear malloc flag.
    */
 
-  _fflush_r (_REENT, fp);
+  _fflush_r (reent, fp);
   fp->_r = 0;
   fp->_lbfsize = 0;
   if (fp->_flags & __SMBF)
-    _free_r (_REENT, (_PTR) fp->_bf._base);
+    _free_r (reent, (_PTR) fp->_bf._base);
   fp->_flags &= ~(__SLBF | __SNBF | __SMBF);
 
   if (mode == _IONBF)
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ nbf:
 
     case _IOFBF:
       /* no flag */
-      _REENT->__cleanup = _cleanup_r;
+      reent->__cleanup = _cleanup_r;
       fp->_bf._base = fp->_p = (unsigned char *) buf;
       fp->_bf._size = size;
       break;
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/ungetwc.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/ungetwc.c
index ee0d7fc75..a69449eb2 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/ungetwc.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/ungetwc.c
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ _DEFUN(ungetwc, (wint_t wc, FILE *fp),
 	wint_t wc _AND
 	FILE *fp)
 {
-  CHECK_INIT (_REENT, fp);
-  return _ungetwc_r (_REENT, wc, fp);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  CHECK_INIT (reent, fp);
+  return _ungetwc_r (reent, wc, fp);
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/vfscanf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/vfscanf.c
index e967719b7..ae94cea3f 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/vfscanf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/vfscanf.c
@@ -266,8 +266,10 @@ _DEFUN(VFSCANF, (fp, fmt, ap),
        _CONST char *fmt _AND
        va_list ap)
 {
-  CHECK_INIT(_REENT, fp);
-  return __SVFSCANF_R (_REENT, fp, fmt, ap);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  CHECK_INIT(reent, fp);
+  return __SVFSCANF_R (reent, fp, fmt, ap);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/vfwscanf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/vfwscanf.c
index 5d2388df8..3379b5e19 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/vfwscanf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/vfwscanf.c
@@ -258,8 +258,10 @@ _DEFUN(VFWSCANF, (fp, fmt, ap),
        _CONST wchar_t *fmt _AND
        va_list ap)
 {
-  CHECK_INIT(_REENT, fp);
-  return __SVFWSCANF_R (_REENT, fp, fmt, ap);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  CHECK_INIT(reent, fp);
+  return __SVFWSCANF_R (reent, fp, fmt, ap);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/viprintf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/viprintf.c
index 3717f3a08..fec92fa8a 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/viprintf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/viprintf.c
@@ -109,8 +109,10 @@ _DEFUN(viprintf, (fmt, ap),
        _CONST char *fmt _AND
        va_list ap)
 {
-  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (_REENT);
-  return _vfiprintf_r (_REENT, _stdout_r (_REENT), fmt, ap);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (reent);
+  return _vfiprintf_r (reent, _stdout_r (reent), fmt, ap);
 }
 
 #endif /* !_REENT_ONLY */
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/viscanf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/viscanf.c
index a60c32ff0..9a7d0c5f2 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/viscanf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/viscanf.c
@@ -127,8 +127,10 @@ _DEFUN(viscanf, (fmt, ap),
        _CONST char *fmt _AND 
        va_list ap)
 {
-  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (_REENT);
-  return __svfiscanf_r (_REENT, _stdin_r (_REENT), fmt, ap);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (reent);
+  return __svfiscanf_r (reent, _stdin_r (reent), fmt, ap);
 }
 
 #endif /* !_REENT_ONLY */
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/vprintf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/vprintf.c
index 69edc87ae..375656972 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/vprintf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/vprintf.c
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ _DEFUN(vprintf, (fmt, ap),
        _CONST char *fmt _AND
        va_list ap)
 {
-  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (_REENT);
-  return _vfprintf_r (_REENT, _stdout_r (_REENT), fmt, ap);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (reent);
+  return _vfprintf_r (reent, _stdout_r (reent), fmt, ap);
 }
 
 #endif /* !_REENT_ONLY */
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/vscanf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/vscanf.c
index e559b77a8..210774b05 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/vscanf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/vscanf.c
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ _DEFUN(vscanf, (fmt, ap),
        _CONST char *fmt _AND 
        va_list ap)
 {
-  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (_REENT);
-  return __svfscanf_r (_REENT, _stdin_r (_REENT), fmt, ap);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (reent);
+  return __svfscanf_r (reent, _stdin_r (reent), fmt, ap);
 }
 
 #endif /* !_REENT_ONLY */
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/vwprintf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/vwprintf.c
index ce28fdabb..de95346a0 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/vwprintf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/vwprintf.c
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ _DEFUN(vwprintf, (fmt, ap),
        _CONST wchar_t *fmt _AND
        va_list ap)
 {
-  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (_REENT);
-  return _vfwprintf_r (_REENT, _stdout_r (_REENT), fmt, ap);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (reent);
+  return _vfwprintf_r (reent, _stdout_r (reent), fmt, ap);
 }
 
 #endif /* !_REENT_ONLY */
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/vwscanf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/vwscanf.c
index 3c60fbb73..d0b535170 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/vwscanf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/vwscanf.c
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@
 int
 vwscanf (_CONST wchar_t *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
-  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (_REENT);
-  return __svfwscanf_r (_REENT, _stdin_r (_REENT), fmt, ap);
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (reent);
+  return __svfwscanf_r (reent, _stdin_r (reent), fmt, ap);
 }
 
 #endif /* !_REENT_ONLY */
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/wscanf.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/wscanf.c
index abe8dc07a..9fee3c176 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/wscanf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/wscanf.c
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ wscanf(_CONST wchar_t *fmt, ...)
 {
   int ret;
   va_list ap;
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
 
-  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (_REENT);
+  _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT (reent);
   va_start (ap, fmt);
-  ret = _vfwscanf_r (_REENT, _stdin_r (_REENT), fmt, ap);
+  ret = _vfwscanf_r (reent, _stdin_r (reent), fmt, ap);
   va_end (ap);
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/ecvtbuf.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/ecvtbuf.c
index 2b9b9eb8a..feaa33fd0 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/ecvtbuf.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/ecvtbuf.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ _DEFUN (fcvtbuf, (invalue, ndigit, decpt, sign, fcvt_buf),
 	int *sign _AND
 	char *fcvt_buf)
 {
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
   char *save;
   char *p;
   char *end;
@@ -240,27 +241,27 @@ _DEFUN (fcvtbuf, (invalue, ndigit, decpt, sign, fcvt_buf),
 
   if (fcvt_buf == NULL)
     {
-      if (_REENT->_cvtlen <= ndigit + 35)
+      if (reent->_cvtlen <= ndigit + 35)
 	{
-	  if ((fcvt_buf = (char *) _realloc_r (_REENT, _REENT->_cvtbuf,
+	  if ((fcvt_buf = (char *) _realloc_r (reent, reent->_cvtbuf,
 					       ndigit + 36)) == NULL)
 	    return NULL;
-	  _REENT->_cvtlen = ndigit + 36;
-	  _REENT->_cvtbuf = fcvt_buf;
+	  reent->_cvtlen = ndigit + 36;
+	  reent->_cvtbuf = fcvt_buf;
 	}
 
-      fcvt_buf = _REENT->_cvtbuf ;
+      fcvt_buf = reent->_cvtbuf ;
     }
 
   save = fcvt_buf;
 
   if (invalue < 1.0 && invalue > -1.0)
     {
-      p = _dtoa_r (_REENT, invalue, 2, ndigit, decpt, sign, &end);
+      p = _dtoa_r (reent, invalue, 2, ndigit, decpt, sign, &end);
     }
   else
     {
-      p = _dtoa_r (_REENT, invalue, 3, ndigit, decpt, sign, &end);
+      p = _dtoa_r (reent, invalue, 3, ndigit, decpt, sign, &end);
     }
 
   /* Now copy */
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ _DEFUN (ecvtbuf, (invalue, ndigit, decpt, sign, fcvt_buf),
 	int *sign _AND
 	char *fcvt_buf)
 {
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
   char *save;
   char *p;
   char *end;
@@ -296,21 +298,21 @@ _DEFUN (ecvtbuf, (invalue, ndigit, decpt, sign, fcvt_buf),
 
   if (fcvt_buf == NULL)
     {
-      if (_REENT->_cvtlen <= ndigit)
+      if (reent->_cvtlen <= ndigit)
 	{
-	  if ((fcvt_buf = (char *) _realloc_r (_REENT, _REENT->_cvtbuf,
+	  if ((fcvt_buf = (char *) _realloc_r (reent, reent->_cvtbuf,
 					       ndigit + 1)) == NULL)
 	    return NULL;
-	  _REENT->_cvtlen = ndigit + 1;
-	  _REENT->_cvtbuf = fcvt_buf;
+	  reent->_cvtlen = ndigit + 1;
+	  reent->_cvtbuf = fcvt_buf;
 	}
 
-      fcvt_buf = _REENT->_cvtbuf ;
+      fcvt_buf = reent->_cvtbuf ;
     }
 
   save = fcvt_buf;
 
-  p = _dtoa_r (_REENT, invalue, 2, ndigit, decpt, sign, &end);
+  p = _dtoa_r (reent, invalue, 2, ndigit, decpt, sign, &end);
 
   /* Now copy */
 
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/mblen.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/mblen.c
index ace23889b..4d9ac38bd 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/mblen.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/mblen.c
@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ _DEFUN (mblen, (s, n),
 {
 #ifdef _MB_CAPABLE
   int retval = 0;
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
   mbstate_t *state;
   
-  _REENT_CHECK_MISC(_REENT);
-  state = &(_REENT_MBLEN_STATE(_REENT));
-  retval = __mbtowc (_REENT, NULL, s, n, __locale_charset (), state);
+  _REENT_CHECK_MISC(reent);
+  state = &(_REENT_MBLEN_STATE(reent));
+  retval = __mbtowc (reent, NULL, s, n, __locale_charset (), state);
   if (retval < 0)
     {
       state->__count = 0;
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbrlen.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbrlen.c
index ac9aa324f..4319875a1 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbrlen.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbrlen.c
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ mbrlen(const char *s, size_t n, mbstate_t *ps)
 #ifdef _MB_CAPABLE
   if (ps == NULL)
     {
-      _REENT_CHECK_MISC(_REENT);
-      ps = &(_REENT_MBRLEN_STATE(_REENT));
+      struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+      _REENT_CHECK_MISC(reent);
+      ps = &(_REENT_MBRLEN_STATE(reent));
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbrtowc.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbrtowc.c
index e191e1158..0a8c23a9d 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbrtowc.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbrtowc.c
@@ -52,24 +52,25 @@ _DEFUN (mbrtowc, (pwc, s, n, ps),
   return _mbrtowc_r (_REENT, pwc, s, n, ps);
 #else
   int retval = 0;
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
 
 #ifdef _MB_CAPABLE
   if (ps == NULL)
     {
-      _REENT_CHECK_MISC(_REENT);
-      ps = &(_REENT_MBRTOWC_STATE(_REENT));
+      _REENT_CHECK_MISC(reent);
+      ps = &(_REENT_MBRTOWC_STATE(reent));
     }
 #endif
 
   if (s == NULL)
-    retval = __mbtowc (_REENT, NULL, "", 1, __locale_charset (), ps);
+    retval = __mbtowc (reent, NULL, "", 1, __locale_charset (), ps);
   else
-    retval = __mbtowc (_REENT, pwc, s, n, __locale_charset (), ps);
+    retval = __mbtowc (reent, pwc, s, n, __locale_charset (), ps);
 
   if (retval == -1)
     {
       ps->__count = 0;
-      _REENT->_errno = EILSEQ;
+      reent->_errno = EILSEQ;
       return (size_t)(-1);
     }
   else
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbtowc.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbtowc.c
index 83b6a0eda..8da309e2d 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbtowc.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbtowc.c
@@ -64,12 +64,13 @@ _DEFUN (mbtowc, (pwc, s, n),
 {
 #ifdef _MB_CAPABLE
   int retval = 0;
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
   mbstate_t *ps;
 
-  _REENT_CHECK_MISC(_REENT);
-  ps = &(_REENT_MBTOWC_STATE(_REENT));
+  _REENT_CHECK_MISC(reent);
+  ps = &(_REENT_MBTOWC_STATE(reent));
   
-  retval = __mbtowc (_REENT, pwc, s, n, __locale_charset (), ps);
+  retval = __mbtowc (reent, pwc, s, n, __locale_charset (), ps);
   
   if (retval < 0)
     {
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/rand.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/rand.c
index 131e5cf09..42acde4aa 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/rand.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/rand.c
@@ -72,20 +72,24 @@ on two different systems.
 void
 _DEFUN (srand, (seed), unsigned int seed)
 {
-  _REENT_CHECK_RAND48(_REENT);
-  _REENT_RAND_NEXT(_REENT) = seed;
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  _REENT_CHECK_RAND48(reent);
+  _REENT_RAND_NEXT(reent) = seed;
 }
 
 int
 _DEFUN_VOID (rand)
 {
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
   /* This multiplier was obtained from Knuth, D.E., "The Art of
      Computer Programming," Vol 2, Seminumerical Algorithms, Third
      Edition, Addison-Wesley, 1998, p. 106 (line 26) & p. 108 */
-  _REENT_CHECK_RAND48(_REENT);
-  _REENT_RAND_NEXT(_REENT) = 
-     _REENT_RAND_NEXT(_REENT) * __extension__ 6364136223846793005LL + 1;
-  return (int)((_REENT_RAND_NEXT(_REENT) >> 32) & RAND_MAX);
+  _REENT_CHECK_RAND48(reent);
+  _REENT_RAND_NEXT(reent) =
+     _REENT_RAND_NEXT(reent) * __extension__ 6364136223846793005LL + 1;
+  return (int)((_REENT_RAND_NEXT(reent) >> 32) & RAND_MAX);
 }
 
 #endif /* _REENT_ONLY */
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/wcrtomb.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/wcrtomb.c
index 60e0d89c8..b634c23ce 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/wcrtomb.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/wcrtomb.c
@@ -50,25 +50,26 @@ _DEFUN (wcrtomb, (s, wc, ps),
   return _wcrtomb_r (_REENT, s, wc, ps);
 #else
   int retval = 0;
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
   char buf[10];
 
 #ifdef _MB_CAPABLE
   if (ps == NULL)
     {
-      _REENT_CHECK_MISC(_REENT);
-      ps = &(_REENT_WCRTOMB_STATE(_REENT));
+      _REENT_CHECK_MISC(reent);
+      ps = &(_REENT_WCRTOMB_STATE(reent));
     }
 #endif
 
   if (s == NULL)
-    retval = __wctomb (_REENT, buf, L'\0', __locale_charset (), ps);
+    retval = __wctomb (reent, buf, L'\0', __locale_charset (), ps);
   else
-    retval = __wctomb (_REENT, s, wc, __locale_charset (), ps);
+    retval = __wctomb (reent, s, wc, __locale_charset (), ps);
 
   if (retval == -1)
     {
       ps->__count = 0;
-      _REENT->_errno = EILSEQ;
+      reent->_errno = EILSEQ;
       return (size_t)(-1);
     }
   else
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/wctob.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/wctob.c
index d97c01f24..eebaec84f 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/wctob.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/wctob.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 int
 wctob (wint_t wc)
 {
+  struct _reent *reent;
   mbstate_t mbs;
   unsigned char pmb[MB_LEN_MAX];
 
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@ wctob (wint_t wc)
   /* Put mbs in initial state. */
   memset (&mbs, '\0', sizeof (mbs));
 
-  _REENT_CHECK_MISC(_REENT);
+  reent = _REENT;
+  _REENT_CHECK_MISC(reent);
 
-  return __wctomb (_REENT, (char *) pmb, wc, __locale_charset (), &mbs) == 1
+  return __wctomb (reent, (char *) pmb, wc, __locale_charset (), &mbs) == 1
 	  ? (int) pmb[0] : EOF;
 }
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/wctomb.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/wctomb.c
index 9e82eaaba..8d4ceb8ad 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/wctomb.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/wctomb.c
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ _DEFUN (wctomb, (s, wchar),
         wchar_t wchar)
 {
 #ifdef _MB_CAPABLE
-        _REENT_CHECK_MISC(_REENT);
+	struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
 
-        return __wctomb (_REENT, s, wchar, __locale_charset (),
-			 &(_REENT_WCTOMB_STATE(_REENT)));
+        _REENT_CHECK_MISC(reent);
+
+        return __wctomb (reent, s, wchar, __locale_charset (),
+			 &(_REENT_WCTOMB_STATE(reent)));
 #else /* not _MB_CAPABLE */
         if (s == NULL)
                 return 0;
diff --git a/newlib/libc/string/strtok.c b/newlib/libc/string/strtok.c
index 7640fb73d..01bb09046 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/string/strtok.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/string/strtok.c
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ _DEFUN (strtok, (s, delim),
 	register char *s _AND
 	register const char *delim)
 {
-	_REENT_CHECK_MISC(_REENT);
-	return __strtok_r (s, delim, &(_REENT_STRTOK_LAST(_REENT)), 1);
+	struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+	_REENT_CHECK_MISC(reent);
+	return __strtok_r (s, delim, &(_REENT_STRTOK_LAST(reent)), 1);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/newlib/libc/time/asctime.c b/newlib/libc/time/asctime.c
index 4c4640861..024310bbf 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/time/asctime.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/time/asctime.c
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ char *
 _DEFUN (asctime, (tim_p),
 	_CONST struct tm *tim_p)
 {
-  _REENT_CHECK_ASCTIME_BUF(_REENT);
-  return asctime_r (tim_p, _REENT_ASCTIME_BUF(_REENT));
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  _REENT_CHECK_ASCTIME_BUF(reent);
+  return asctime_r (tim_p, _REENT_ASCTIME_BUF(reent));
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/newlib/libc/time/gmtime.c b/newlib/libc/time/gmtime.c
index 4d3dfff4c..141d20327 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/time/gmtime.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/time/gmtime.c
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ struct tm *
 _DEFUN (gmtime, (tim_p),
 	_CONST time_t * tim_p)
 {
-  _REENT_CHECK_TM(_REENT);
-  return gmtime_r (tim_p, (struct tm *)_REENT_TM(_REENT));
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  _REENT_CHECK_TM(reent);
+  return gmtime_r (tim_p, (struct tm *)_REENT_TM(reent));
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/newlib/libc/time/lcltime.c b/newlib/libc/time/lcltime.c
index 399ab6901..16162bfb0 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/time/lcltime.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/time/lcltime.c
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ struct tm *
 _DEFUN (localtime, (tim_p),
 	_CONST time_t * tim_p)
 {
-  _REENT_CHECK_TM(_REENT);
-  return localtime_r (tim_p, (struct tm *)_REENT_TM(_REENT));
+  struct _reent *reent = _REENT;
+
+  _REENT_CHECK_TM(reent);
+  return localtime_r (tim_p, (struct tm *)_REENT_TM(reent));
 }
 
 #endif