diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 30b8ef2cc..6d1409aac 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 20020622
  - (djm) Update README.privsep; spotted by fries@
  - (djm) Release 3.3p1
+ - (bal) getopt now can be staticly compiled on those platforms missing
+   optreset.  Patch by binder@arago.de
 
 20020621
  - (djm) Sync:
@@ -1004,4 +1006,4 @@
  - (stevesk) entropy.c: typo in debug message
  - (djm) ssh-keygen -i needs seeded RNG; report from markus@
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2240 2002/06/21 15:44:45 djm Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2241 2002/06/22 00:26:59 mouring Exp $
diff --git a/defines.h b/defines.h
index 1f52c545c..90825f6b9 100644
--- a/defines.h
+++ b/defines.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _DEFINES_H
 #define _DEFINES_H
 
-/* $Id: defines.h,v 1.90 2002/06/07 03:19:36 mouring Exp $ */
+/* $Id: defines.h,v 1.91 2002/06/22 00:27:00 mouring Exp $ */
 
 
 /* Constants */
@@ -417,7 +417,18 @@ struct winsize {
 #endif
 
 #ifndef HAVE_GETOPT_OPTRESET
-#define getopt(ac, av, o)  BSDgetopt(ac, av, o)
+# undef getopt
+# undef opterr
+# undef optind
+# undef optopt
+# undef optreset
+# undef optarg
+# define getopt(ac, av, o)  BSDgetopt(ac, av, o)
+# define opterr             BSDopterr
+# define optind             BSDoptind
+# define optopt             BSDoptopt
+# define optreset           BSDoptreset
+# define optarg             BSDoptarg
 #endif
 
 /* In older versions of libpam, pam_strerror takes a single argument */
diff --git a/openbsd-compat/getopt.c b/openbsd-compat/getopt.c
index 9e13504a0..f4fbc9bac 100644
--- a/openbsd-compat/getopt.c
+++ b/openbsd-compat/getopt.c
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ static char *rcsid = "$OpenBSD: getopt.c,v 1.2 1996/08/19 08:33:32 tholo Exp $";
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-int	opterr = 1,		/* if error message should be printed */
-	optind = 1,		/* index into parent argv vector */
-	optopt,			/* character checked for validity */
-	optreset;		/* reset getopt */
-char	*optarg;		/* argument associated with option */
+int	BSDopterr = 1,		/* if error message should be printed */
+	BSDoptind = 1,		/* index into parent argv vector */
+	BSDoptopt,		/* character checked for validity */
+	BSDoptreset;		/* reset getopt */
+char	*BSDoptarg;		/* argument associated with option */
 
 #define	BADCH	(int)'?'
 #define	BADARG	(int)':'
@@ -66,57 +66,57 @@ BSDgetopt(nargc, nargv, ostr)
 	static char *place = EMSG;		/* option letter processing */
 	char *oli;				/* option letter list index */
 
-	if (optreset || !*place) {		/* update scanning pointer */
-		optreset = 0;
-		if (optind >= nargc || *(place = nargv[optind]) != '-') {
+	if (BSDoptreset || !*place) {		/* update scanning pointer */
+		BSDoptreset = 0;
+		if (BSDoptind >= nargc || *(place = nargv[BSDoptind]) != '-') {
 			place = EMSG;
 			return (-1);
 		}
 		if (place[1] && *++place == '-') {	/* found "--" */
-			++optind;
+			++BSDoptind;
 			place = EMSG;
 			return (-1);
 		}
 	}					/* option letter okay? */
-	if ((optopt = (int)*place++) == (int)':' ||
-	    !(oli = strchr(ostr, optopt))) {
+	if ((BSDoptopt = (int)*place++) == (int)':' ||
+	    !(oli = strchr(ostr, BSDoptopt))) {
 		/*
 		 * if the user didn't specify '-' as an option,
 		 * assume it means -1.
 		 */
-		if (optopt == (int)'-')
+		if (BSDoptopt == (int)'-')
 			return (-1);
 		if (!*place)
-			++optind;
-		if (opterr && *ostr != ':')
+			++BSDoptind;
+		if (BSDopterr && *ostr != ':')
 			(void)fprintf(stderr,
-			    "%s: illegal option -- %c\n", __progname, optopt);
+			    "%s: illegal option -- %c\n", __progname, BSDoptopt);
 		return (BADCH);
 	}
 	if (*++oli != ':') {			/* don't need argument */
-		optarg = NULL;
+		BSDoptarg = NULL;
 		if (!*place)
-			++optind;
+			++BSDoptind;
 	}
 	else {					/* need an argument */
 		if (*place)			/* no white space */
-			optarg = place;
-		else if (nargc <= ++optind) {	/* no arg */
+			BSDoptarg = place;
+		else if (nargc <= ++BSDoptind) {	/* no arg */
 			place = EMSG;
 			if (*ostr == ':')
 				return (BADARG);
-			if (opterr)
+			if (BSDopterr)
 				(void)fprintf(stderr,
 				    "%s: option requires an argument -- %c\n",
-				    __progname, optopt);
+				    __progname, BSDoptopt);
 			return (BADCH);
 		}
 	 	else				/* white space */
-			optarg = nargv[optind];
+			BSDoptarg = nargv[BSDoptind];
 		place = EMSG;
-		++optind;
+		++BSDoptind;
 	}
-	return (optopt);			/* dump back option letter */
+	return (BSDoptopt);			/* dump back option letter */
 }
 
 #endif /* !defined(HAVE_GETOPT) || !defined(HAVE_OPTRESET) */