diff --git a/include/SDL_stdinc.h b/include/SDL_stdinc.h
index 689f23efda..68e75b6ad6 100644
--- a/include/SDL_stdinc.h
+++ b/include/SDL_stdinc.h
@@ -436,9 +436,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SDL_stack_free(data)            SDL_free(data)
 #endif
 
-extern SDL_MALLOC DECLSPEC void *SDLCALL SDL_malloc(size_t size);
-extern SDL_MALLOC SDL_ALLOC_SIZE2(1, 2) DECLSPEC void *SDLCALL SDL_calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size);
-extern SDL_ALLOC_SIZE(2) DECLSPEC void *SDLCALL SDL_realloc(void *mem, size_t size);
+extern DECLSPEC SDL_MALLOC void *SDLCALL SDL_malloc(size_t size);
+extern DECLSPEC SDL_MALLOC SDL_ALLOC_SIZE2(1, 2) void *SDLCALL SDL_calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size);
+extern DECLSPEC SDL_ALLOC_SIZE(2) void *SDLCALL SDL_realloc(void *mem, size_t size);
 extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_free(void *mem);
 
 typedef void *(SDLCALL *SDL_malloc_func)(size_t size);
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ extern DECLSPEC size_t SDLCALL SDL_strlen(const char *str);
 extern DECLSPEC size_t SDLCALL SDL_strlcpy(SDL_OUT_Z_CAP(maxlen) char *dst, const char *src, size_t maxlen);
 extern DECLSPEC size_t SDLCALL SDL_utf8strlcpy(SDL_OUT_Z_CAP(dst_bytes) char *dst, const char *src, size_t dst_bytes);
 extern DECLSPEC size_t SDLCALL SDL_strlcat(SDL_INOUT_Z_CAP(maxlen) char *dst, const char *src, size_t maxlen);
-extern SDL_MALLOC DECLSPEC char *SDLCALL SDL_strdup(const char *str);
+extern DECLSPEC SDL_MALLOC char *SDLCALL SDL_strdup(const char *str);
 extern DECLSPEC char *SDLCALL SDL_strrev(char *str);
 extern DECLSPEC char *SDLCALL SDL_strupr(char *str);
 extern DECLSPEC char *SDLCALL SDL_strlwr(char *str);
diff --git a/include/begin_code.h b/include/begin_code.h
index bab69a145e..397026b971 100644
--- a/include/begin_code.h
+++ b/include/begin_code.h
@@ -178,8 +178,9 @@
 #ifndef SDL_MALLOC
 #if defined(__GNUC__)
 #define SDL_MALLOC __attribute__((malloc))
-#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
-#define SDL_MALLOC __declspec(allocator) __desclspec(restrict)
+// FIXME
+//#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+//#define SDL_MALLOC __declspec(allocator) __desclspec(restrict)
 #else
 #define SDL_MALLOC
 #endif