diff --git a/modules/src/alloc/Malloc.c b/modules/src/alloc/Malloc.c
index 19dba1c07..db538eef9 100644
--- a/modules/src/alloc/Malloc.c
+++ b/modules/src/alloc/Malloc.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ EXPORT char *
 Malloc(sz)
 	unsigned int sz;
 {
-	char *res = malloc(sz);
+	register char *res = malloc(sz);
 	
 	if (res == 0) No_Mem();
 	return res;
diff --git a/modules/src/alloc/Realloc.c b/modules/src/alloc/Realloc.c
index 6c477539e..643bd9a8c 100644
--- a/modules/src/alloc/Realloc.c
+++ b/modules/src/alloc/Realloc.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Realloc(ptr, sz)
 	char ptr[];
 	unsigned int sz;
 {
-	ptr = realloc(ptr, sz);
-	if (ptr == 0) No_Mem();
-	return ptr;
+	register char *mptr = realloc(ptr, sz);
+	if (mptr == 0) No_Mem();
+	return mptr;
 }
diff --git a/modules/src/alloc/Salloc.c b/modules/src/alloc/Salloc.c
index b24908635..33c93e443 100644
--- a/modules/src/alloc/Salloc.c
+++ b/modules/src/alloc/Salloc.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 EXPORT char *
 Salloc(str, sz)
-	register char str[];
+	register char *str;
 	register unsigned int sz;
 {
 	/*	Salloc() is not a primitive function: it just allocates a