diff --git a/obstack.c b/obstack.c
index 0a4e57e..1f2f4c7 100644
--- a/obstack.c
+++ b/obstack.c
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ _obstack_free (struct obstack *h, void *obj)
     abort ();
 }
 
+extern __typeof(_obstack_free) obstack_free __attribute__((alias("_obstack_free")));
+
 _OBSTACK_SIZE_T
 _obstack_memory_used (struct obstack *h)
 {