diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/config.h b/newlib/libc/include/sys/config.h
index 3f94fe885..e12e800f5 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/config.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/config.h
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 /* exceptions first */
 #if defined(__H8300__) || defined(__H8500__) || defined (__H8300H__) ||  defined(__W65__) || defined (__H8300S__)
+#define __SMALL_BITFIELDS
 /* ???  This conditional is true for the h8500 and the w65, defining H8300
    in those cases probably isn't the right thing to do.  */
-#define __SMALL_BITFIELDS
 #define H8300 1
 #endif