diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/locale.h b/newlib/libc/include/locale.h
index 6b3b78830..4fb78755e 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/locale.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/locale.h
@@ -71,12 +71,10 @@ struct _reent;
 char *_EXFUN(_setlocale_r,(struct _reent *, int, const char *));
 struct lconv *_EXFUN(_localeconv_r,(struct _reent *));
 
-#if __POSIX_VISIBLE >= 200809
 locale_t _newlocale_r (struct _reent *, int, const char *, locale_t);
 void _freelocale_r (struct _reent *, locale_t);
 locale_t _duplocale_r (struct _reent *, locale_t);
 locale_t _uselocale_r (struct _reent *, locale_t);
-#endif /* __POSIX_VISIBLE >= 200809 */
 
 #ifndef _REENT_ONLY