diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/Symbol.map b/lib/libc/stdio/Symbol.map
index 4926b6f3572..c5b2e1271d1 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdio/Symbol.map
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/Symbol.map
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ FBSDprivate_1.0 {
 	_ftrylockfile;
 	_funlockfile;
 	__vfscanf;
+   __libc_freeres;
 
 	/*
 	 * xprintf support
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/makebuf.c b/lib/libc/stdio/makebuf.c
index 9bddf89a65b..dce9c1a2667 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdio/makebuf.c
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/makebuf.c
@@ -116,3 +116,23 @@ __swhatbuf(FILE *fp, size_t *bufsize, int *couldbetty)
 	return ((st.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFREG && fp->_seek == __sseek ?
 	    __SOPT : __SNPT);
 }
+
+#pragma weak __libc_freeres
+void
+__libc_freeres(void)
+{
+   if (stdout->_p)
+   {
+      free(stdout->_p);
+      stdout->_p = NULL;
+   }
+   if (stderr->_p)
+   {
+      free(stderr->_p);
+      stderr->_p = NULL;
+   }
+}
+
+
+
+