diff --git a/lib/libc/include/namespace.h b/lib/libc/include/namespace.h
index 6cef1f7af..fc681deb2 100644
--- a/lib/libc/include/namespace.h
+++ b/lib/libc/include/namespace.h
@@ -910,8 +910,12 @@
 #define __learn_tree		___learn_tree
 
 #if defined(__minix)
+#define cprofile _cprofile	/* LSC: Is this really needed? */
+#define sprofile _sprofile	/* LSC: Is this really needed? */
+
 /* Needed to allow RS and VM to provide their own implementations. */
 #define munmap			_munmap
+
 #endif /* defined(__minix) */
 #endif /* __weak_alias */
 #endif /* !__lint__ */
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys-minix/cprofile.c b/lib/libc/sys-minix/cprofile.c
index 7d569af1f..512d42405 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys-minix/cprofile.c
+++ b/lib/libc/sys-minix/cprofile.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include "namespace.h"
 
 #ifdef __weak_alias
-#define cprofile _cprofile
 __weak_alias(cprofile, _cprofile)
 #endif
 
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys-minix/sprofile.c b/lib/libc/sys-minix/sprofile.c
index cfbb9c671..ad04309b0 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys-minix/sprofile.c
+++ b/lib/libc/sys-minix/sprofile.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include "namespace.h"
 
 #ifdef __weak_alias
-#define sprofile _sprofile
 __weak_alias(sprofile, _sprofile)
 #endif