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diff --git a/misc/sys/cdefs.h b/misc/sys/cdefs.h
index 6e9b8403d7..935a94b466 100644
--- a/misc/sys/cdefs.h
+++ b/misc/sys/cdefs.h
@@ -153,21 +153,27 @@
# define __errordecl(name, msg) extern void name (void)
#endif
-/* Support for flexible arrays. */
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (2,97)
-/* GCC 2.97 supports C99 flexible array members. */
+/* Support for flexible arrays.
+ Headers that should use flexible arrays only if they're "real"
+ (e.g. only if they won't affect sizeof()) should test
+ #if __glibc_c99_flexarr_available. */
+#if defined __STDC_VERSION__ && __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L
+# define __flexarr []
+# define __glibc_c99_flexarr_available 1
+#elif __GNUC_PREREQ (2,97)
+/* GCC 2.97 supports C99 flexible array members as an extension,
+ even when in C89 mode or compiling C++ (any version). */
# define __flexarr []
+# define __glibc_c99_flexarr_available 1
+#elif defined __GNUC__
+/* Pre-2.97 GCC did not support C99 flexible arrays but did have
+ an equivalent extension with slightly different notation. */
+# define __flexarr [0]
+# define __glibc_c99_flexarr_available 1
#else
-# ifdef __GNUC__
-# define __flexarr [0]
-# else
-# if defined __STDC_VERSION__ && __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L
-# define __flexarr []
-# else
/* Some other non-C99 compiler. Approximate with [1]. */
-# define __flexarr [1]
-# endif
-# endif
+# define __flexarr [1]
+# define __glibc_c99_flexarr_available 0
#endif