diff --git a/crypto/des/enc_read.c b/crypto/des/enc_read.c
index ce82125b6..b86620f56 100644
--- a/crypto/des/enc_read.c
+++ b/crypto/des/enc_read.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 /* This has some uglies in it but it works - even over sockets. */
 /*extern int errno;*/
-OPENSSL_IMPLEMENT_GLOBAL(int,DES_rw_mode)=DES_PCBC_MODE;
+OPENSSL_IMPLEMENT_GLOBAL(int,DES_rw_mode,DES_PCBC_MODE)
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/crypto/des/set_key.c b/crypto/des/set_key.c
index 55efe03f4..d8499998b 100644
--- a/crypto/des/set_key.c
+++ b/crypto/des/set_key.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
  */
 #include "des_locl.h"
 
-OPENSSL_IMPLEMENT_GLOBAL(int,DES_check_key);	/* defaults to false */
+OPENSSL_IMPLEMENT_GLOBAL(int,DES_check_key,0)	/* defaults to false */
 
 static const unsigned char odd_parity[256]={
   1,  1,  2,  2,  4,  4,  7,  7,  8,  8, 11, 11, 13, 13, 14, 14,
diff --git a/e_os2.h b/e_os2.h
index 3f72b0678..e17527ab4 100644
--- a/e_os2.h
+++ b/e_os2.h
@@ -266,20 +266,19 @@ extern "C" {
    The way it's done allows definitions like this:
 
 	// in foobar.c
-	OPENSSL_IMPLEMENT_GLOBAL(int,foobar) = 0;
+	OPENSSL_IMPLEMENT_GLOBAL(int,foobar,0)
 	// in foobar.h
 	OPENSSL_DECLARE_GLOBAL(int,foobar);
 	#define foobar OPENSSL_GLOBAL_REF(foobar)
 */
 #ifdef OPENSSL_EXPORT_VAR_AS_FUNCTION
-# define OPENSSL_IMPLEMENT_GLOBAL(type,name)			     \
-	extern type _hide_##name;				     \
-	type *_shadow_##name(void) { return &_hide_##name; }	     \
-	static type _hide_##name
+# define OPENSSL_IMPLEMENT_GLOBAL(type,name,value)			\
+	type *_shadow_##name(void)					\
+	{ static type _hide_##name=value; return &_hide_##name; }
 # define OPENSSL_DECLARE_GLOBAL(type,name) type *_shadow_##name(void)
 # define OPENSSL_GLOBAL_REF(name) (*(_shadow_##name()))
 #else
-# define OPENSSL_IMPLEMENT_GLOBAL(type,name) OPENSSL_GLOBAL type _shadow_##name
+# define OPENSSL_IMPLEMENT_GLOBAL(type,name,value) OPENSSL_GLOBAL type _shadow_##name=value;
 # define OPENSSL_DECLARE_GLOBAL(type,name) OPENSSL_EXPORT type _shadow_##name
 # define OPENSSL_GLOBAL_REF(name) _shadow_##name
 #endif