diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/stdio.h b/newlib/libc/include/stdio.h
index c802b3737..95cc55fa9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/stdio.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/stdio.h
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ typedef _ssize_t ssize_t;
 #define	TMP_MAX		26
 
 #define	stdin	_REENT_STDIN(_REENT)
-#define	stdout	(_REENT->_stdout)
+#define	stdout	_REENT_STDOUT(_REENT)
 #define	stderr	(_REENT->_stderr)
 
 #define _stdin_r(x)	_REENT_STDIN(x)
-#define _stdout_r(x)	((x)->_stdout)
+#define _stdout_r(x)	_REENT_STDOUT(x)
 #define _stderr_r(x)	((x)->_stderr)
 
 /*
diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h b/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
index 801fe20f4..652a330cb 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
@@ -721,6 +721,7 @@ struct _reent
 #define _REENT_EMERGENCY(_ptr)	((_ptr)->_emergency)
 #define _REENT_ERRNO(_ptr)	((_ptr)->_errno)
 #define _REENT_STDIN(_ptr)	((_ptr)->_stdin)
+#define _REENT_STDOUT(_ptr)	((_ptr)->_stdout)
 
 #define _REENT_INIT_PTR(var) \
   { memset((var), 0, sizeof(*(var))); \
diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/wchar.h b/newlib/libc/include/wchar.h
index 5e9202820..7c37427e6 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/wchar.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/wchar.h
@@ -321,13 +321,13 @@ int	_wscanf_r (struct _reent *, const wchar_t *, ...);
 #define getwc(fp)	fgetwc(fp)
 #define putwc(wc,fp)	fputwc((wc), (fp))
 #define getwchar()	fgetwc(_REENT_STDIN(_REENT))
-#define putwchar(wc)	fputwc((wc), _REENT->_stdout)
+#define putwchar(wc)	fputwc((wc), _REENT_STDOUT(_REENT))
 
 #if __GNU_VISIBLE
 #define getwc_unlocked(fp)	fgetwc_unlocked(fp)
 #define putwc_unlocked(wc,fp)	fputwc_unlocked((wc), (fp))
 #define getwchar_unlocked()	fgetwc_unlocked(_REENT_STDIN(_REENT))
-#define putwchar_unlocked(wc)	fputwc_unlocked((wc), _REENT->_stdout)
+#define putwchar_unlocked(wc)	fputwc_unlocked((wc), _REENT_STDOUT(_REENT))
 #endif
 
 _END_STD_C
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/spu/stdio.c b/newlib/libc/machine/spu/stdio.c
index 756628303..769b8f1c9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/spu/stdio.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/spu/stdio.c
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ __sinit (struct _reent *s)
   _REENT_STDIN(s) = &s->__sf[0];
   _REENT_STDIN(s)->_fp = SPE_STDIN;
 
-  s->_stdout = &s->__sf[1];
-  s->_stdout->_fp = SPE_STDOUT;
+  _REENT_STDOUT(s) = &s->__sf[1];
+  _REENT_STDOUT(s)->_fp = SPE_STDOUT;
 
   s->_stderr = &s->__sf[2];
   s->_stderr->_fp = SPE_STDERR;
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c
index d2292d3e0..04e3517a7 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ cleanup_stdio (struct _reent *ptr)
 {
   if (_REENT_STDIN(ptr) != &__sf[0])
     CLEANUP_FILE (ptr, _REENT_STDIN(ptr));
-  if (ptr->_stdout != &__sf[1])
-    CLEANUP_FILE (ptr, ptr->_stdout);
+  if (_REENT_STDOUT(ptr) != &__sf[1])
+    CLEANUP_FILE (ptr, _REENT_STDOUT(ptr));
   if (ptr->_stderr != &__sf[2])
     CLEANUP_FILE (ptr, ptr->_stderr);
 }