1diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
2index eaf47e0..32766d7 100644
3--- a/Makefile.PL
4+++ b/Makefile.PL
5@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ extern "C"
6 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
7 builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply. */
8 char $f ();
9-char (*f) ();
10+char f;
11
12 #ifdef F77_DUMMY_MAIN
13 # ifdef __cplusplus