diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/decspecs.c b/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/decspecs.c
index 83f081b95..f7169dda2 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/decspecs.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/decspecs.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ do_decspecs(ds)
 	SIZE_ERROR:
 			error("%s with illegal type",symbol2str(ds->ds_size));
 		}
+		ds->ds_notypegiven = 0;
 	}
 	if (ds->ds_unsigned) {
 		register int ds_isunsigned = (ds->ds_unsigned == UNSIGNED);
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ do_decspecs(ds)
 			error("%s with illegal type"
 				, symbol2str(ds->ds_unsigned));
 		}
+		ds->ds_notypegiven = 0;
 	}
 	ds->ds_type = qualifier_type(tp, ds->ds_typequal);
 }
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/program.g b/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/program.g
index 38333d521..0fc7481ee 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/program.g
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/program.g
@@ -155,14 +155,16 @@ external_definition
 		[
 			function(&Ds, &Dc)
 		|
-			{	if (! Ds.ds_sc_given && Ds.ds_notypegiven) {
+			{	if (! Ds.ds_sc_given && ! Ds.ds_typequal &&
+				    Ds.ds_notypegiven) {
 					strict("declaration specifiers missing");
 				}
 			}
 			non_function(&Ds, &Dc)
 		]
 	|
-		{	if (! Ds.ds_sc_given && Ds.ds_notypegiven) {
+		{	if (! Ds.ds_sc_given && ! Ds.ds_typequal &&
+			    Ds.ds_notypegiven) {
 				strict("declaration missing");
 			}
 		}