diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h b/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
index 74b70e9c0..e4e36170e 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ struct _reent
 # endif
 
   /* signal info */
-  void (**(_sig_func))(int);
+  void (**_sig_func)(int);
 
   /* These are here last so that __FILE can grow without changing the offsets
      of the above members (on the off chance that future binary compatibility