diff --git a/cde/lib/tt/mini_isam/isfname.c b/cde/lib/tt/mini_isam/isfname.c
index 4db5a2657..33ed70f8a 100644
--- a/cde/lib/tt/mini_isam/isfname.c
+++ b/cde/lib/tt/mini_isam/isfname.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ _removelast(char *path)
 char *
 _lastelement(char *path)
 {
-    register	char	*p;
+    char	*p;
     
     p = path + strlen(path);