diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h b/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
index 1ef226194..6e55e1c1f 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ struct __sbuf {
  * _ub._base!=NULL) and _up and _ur save the current values of _p and _r.
  */
 
-#ifdef _REENT_SMALL
+#if defined(_REENT_SMALL) && !defined(_REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS)
 /*
  * struct __sFILE_fake is the start of a struct __sFILE, with only the
  * minimal fields allocated.  In __sinit() we really allocate the 3
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ extern void   __sinit (struct _reent *);
 	__sinit (ptr);				\
     }						\
   while (0)
-#else
+#else /* _REENT_SMALL && !_REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS */
 # define _REENT_SMALL_CHECK_INIT(ptr) /* nothing */
-#endif
+#endif /* _REENT_SMALL && !_REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS */
 
 struct __sFILE {
   unsigned char *_p;	/* current position in (some) buffer */
@@ -418,6 +418,43 @@ struct _reent
   char *_signal_buf;                    /* strsignal */
 };
 
+#ifdef _REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS
+extern __FILE __sf[3];
+
+# define _REENT_INIT(var) \
+  { 0, \
+    &__sf[0], \
+    &__sf[1], \
+    &__sf[2], \
+    0,   \
+    _NULL, \
+    0, \
+    0, \
+    _NULL, \
+    _NULL, \
+    _NULL, \
+    0, \
+    0, \
+    _NULL, \
+    _NULL, \
+    _NULL, \
+    _NULL, \
+    _NULL, \
+    _REENT_INIT_ATEXIT \
+    {_NULL, 0, _NULL}, \
+    _NULL, \
+    _NULL, \
+    _NULL \
+  }
+
+#define _REENT_INIT_PTR_ZEROED(var) \
+  { (var)->_stdin = &__sf[0]; \
+    (var)->_stdout = &__sf[1]; \
+    (var)->_stderr = &__sf[2]; \
+  }
+
+#else /* _REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS */
+
 extern const struct __sFILE_fake __sf_fake_stdin;
 extern const struct __sFILE_fake __sf_fake_stdout;
 extern const struct __sFILE_fake __sf_fake_stderr;
@@ -454,6 +491,8 @@ extern const struct __sFILE_fake __sf_fake_stderr;
     (var)->_stderr = (__FILE *)&__sf_fake_stderr; \
   }
 
+#endif /* _REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS */
+
 /* Only add assert() calls if we are specified to debug.  */
 #ifdef _REENT_CHECK_DEBUG
 #include <assert.h>
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c
index cf924536f..7119c051b 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <sys/lock.h>
 #include "local.h"
 
-#ifdef _REENT_SMALL
+#if defined(_REENT_SMALL) && !defined(_REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS)
 const struct __sFILE_fake __sf_fake_stdin =
     {_NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, {_NULL, 0}, 0, _NULL};
 const struct __sFILE_fake __sf_fake_stdout =
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ std (FILE *ptr,
 #else /* _STDIO_CLOSE_STD_STREAMS */
   ptr->_close = NULL;
 #endif /* _STDIO_CLOSE_STD_STREAMS */
-#if !defined(__SINGLE_THREAD__) && !defined(_REENT_SMALL)
+#if !defined(__SINGLE_THREAD__) && !(defined(_REENT_SMALL) && !defined(_REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS))
   __lock_init_recursive (ptr->_lock);
   /*
    * #else
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ __sinit (struct _reent *s)
 # ifndef _REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS
   s->__sglue._niobs = 3;
   s->__sglue._iobs = &s->__sf[0];
-# endif
+# endif /* _REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS */
 #else
   s->__sglue._niobs = 0;
   s->__sglue._iobs = NULL;
@@ -269,9 +269,15 @@ __sinit (struct _reent *s)
      __sinit if it's 0. */
   if (s == _GLOBAL_REENT)
     s->__sdidinit = 1;
+# ifndef _REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS
   s->_stdin = __sfp(s);
   s->_stdout = __sfp(s);
   s->_stderr = __sfp(s);
+# else /* _REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS */
+  s->_stdin = &__sf[0];
+  s->_stdout = &__sf[1];
+  s->_stderr = &__sf[2];
+# endif /* _REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS */
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS
@@ -282,11 +288,11 @@ __sinit (struct _reent *s)
     stdout_init (&__sf[1]);
     stderr_init (&__sf[2]);
   }
-#else
+#else /* _REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS */
   stdin_init (s->_stdin);
   stdout_init (s->_stdout);
   stderr_init (s->_stderr);
-#endif
+#endif /* _REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS */
 
   s->__sdidinit = 1;
 
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/local.h b/newlib/libc/stdio/local.h
index 5f56792de..53694aa1c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/local.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/local.h
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ extern _READ_WRITE_RETURN_TYPE __swrite64 (struct _reent *, void *,
 
 /* Called by the main entry point fns to ensure stdio has been initialized.  */
 
-#ifdef _REENT_SMALL
+#if defined(_REENT_SMALL) && !defined(_REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS)
 #define CHECK_INIT(ptr, fp) \
   do								\
     {								\
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ extern _READ_WRITE_RETURN_TYPE __swrite64 (struct _reent *, void *,
 	(fp) = _stderr_r(_check_init_ptr);			\
     }								\
   while (0)
-#else /* !_REENT_SMALL   */
+#else /* !_REENT_SMALL || _REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS */
 #define CHECK_INIT(ptr, fp) \
   do								\
     {								\
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ extern _READ_WRITE_RETURN_TYPE __swrite64 (struct _reent *, void *,
 	__sinit (_check_init_ptr);				\
     }								\
   while (0)
-#endif /* !_REENT_SMALL  */
+#endif /* !_REENT_SMALL || _REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS */
 
 #define CHECK_STD_INIT(ptr) \
   do								\