diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h b/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
index 4b0d68610..067294dc7 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h
@@ -837,6 +837,8 @@ extern struct _reent *_impure_ptr __ATTRIBUTE_IMPURE_PTR__;
 
 extern struct _reent _impure_data __ATTRIBUTE_IMPURE_DATA__;
 
+extern void (*__stdio_exit_handler) (void);
+
 void _reclaim_reent (struct _reent *);
 
 /* #define _REENT_ONLY define this to get only reentrant routines */
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c b/newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c
index 5b0402ac1..719886e27 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/findfp.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include <sys/lock.h>
 #include "local.h"
 
+void (*__stdio_exit_handler) (void);
+
 #if defined(_REENT_SMALL) && !defined(_REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS)
 const struct __sFILE_fake __sf_fake_stdin =
     {_NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, {_NULL, 0}, 0, _NULL};
@@ -153,6 +155,12 @@ sfmoreglue (struct _reent *d, int n)
   return &g->glue;
 }
 
+static void
+stdio_exit_handler (void)
+{
+  (void) _fwalk_reent (_GLOBAL_REENT, CLEANUP_FILE);
+}
+
 /*
  * Find a free FILE for fopen et al.
  */
@@ -166,12 +174,13 @@ __sfp (struct _reent *d)
 
   _newlib_sfp_lock_start ();
 
-  if (_GLOBAL_REENT->__cleanup == NULL) {
+  if (__stdio_exit_handler == NULL) {
 #ifdef _REENT_GLOBAL_STDIO_STREAMS
     _GLOBAL_REENT->__sglue._niobs = 3;
     _GLOBAL_REENT->__sglue._iobs = &__sf[0];
 #endif
     __sinit (_GLOBAL_REENT);
+    __stdio_exit_handler = stdio_exit_handler;
   }
 
   for (g = &_GLOBAL_REENT->__sglue;; g = g->_next)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/exit.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/exit.c
index 3e618914e..9b7bd518b 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/exit.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/exit.c
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ exit (int code)
 #endif
     __call_exitprocs (code, NULL);
 
-  if (_GLOBAL_REENT->__cleanup)
-    (*_GLOBAL_REENT->__cleanup) (_GLOBAL_REENT);
+  if (__stdio_exit_handler != NULL)
+    (*__stdio_exit_handler) ();
+
   _exit (code);
 }
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/signal.cc b/winsup/cygwin/signal.cc
index 8175de07b..0530355d7 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/signal.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/signal.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ details. */
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/cygwin.h>
 #include <sys/signalfd.h>
+#include <sys/reent.h> /* needed for __stdio_exit_handler declaration */
 #include "pinfo.h"
 #include "sigproc.h"
 #include "cygtls.h"
@@ -409,8 +410,8 @@ abort (void)
   _my_tls.call_signal_handler (); /* Call any signal handler */
 
   /* Flush all streams as per SUSv2.  */
-  if (_GLOBAL_REENT->__cleanup)
-    _GLOBAL_REENT->__cleanup (_GLOBAL_REENT);
+  if (__stdio_exit_handler)
+    (*__stdio_exit_handler) ();
   do_exit (SIGABRT);	/* signal handler didn't exit.  Goodbye. */
 }