diff --git a/cde/programs/dthelp/parser.ccdf/htag/util/basic.h b/cde/programs/dthelp/parser.ccdf/htag/util/basic.h
index 5e5580eca..223b30a1b 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dthelp/parser.ccdf/htag/util/basic.h
+++ b/cde/programs/dthelp/parser.ccdf/htag/util/basic.h
@@ -106,3 +106,9 @@ M_WCHAR *w_strstr(
   M_WCHAR *string1, M_WCHAR *string2
 #endif
   );
+
+void *m_malloc(
+#if defined(M_PROTO)
+  int size, char *msg
+#endif
+  ) ;
diff --git a/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/canon1/util/basic.h b/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/canon1/util/basic.h
index b1b2d775d..f505123ba 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/canon1/util/basic.h
+++ b/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/canon1/util/basic.h
@@ -106,3 +106,9 @@ M_WCHAR *w_strstr(
   M_WCHAR *string1, M_WCHAR *string2
 #endif
   );
+
+void *m_malloc(
+#if defined(M_PROTO)
+  int size, char *msg
+#endif
+) ;
diff --git a/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass1/util/basic.h b/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass1/util/basic.h
index dc4100503..301422a5e 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass1/util/basic.h
+++ b/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass1/util/basic.h
@@ -106,3 +106,9 @@ M_WCHAR *w_strstr(
   M_WCHAR *string1, M_WCHAR *string2
 #endif
   );
+
+void *m_malloc(
+#if defined(M_PROTO)
+  int size, char *msg
+#endif
+  ) ;
diff --git a/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass2/util/basic.h b/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass2/util/basic.h
index 31755a18d..38c93edcd 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass2/util/basic.h
+++ b/cde/programs/dthelp/parser/pass2/util/basic.h
@@ -112,3 +112,9 @@ M_WCHAR *w_strstr(
   M_WCHAR *string1, M_WCHAR *string2
 #endif
   );
+
+void *m_malloc(
+#if defined(M_PROTO)
+  int size, char *msg
+#endif
+  ) ;