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diff --git a/time/strftime.c b/time/strftime.c
index c380417055..c53f20872c 100644
--- a/time/strftime.c
+++ b/time/strftime.c
@@ -172,11 +172,15 @@ localtime_r (t, tp)
 #endif /* ! defined (_LIBC) */
 
 
-#if !defined (memset) && !defined (HAVE_MEMSET) && !defined (_LIBC)
+#if !defined memset && !defined HAVE_MEMSET && !defined _LIBC
 /* Some systems lack the `memset' function and we don't want to
    introduce additional dependencies.  */
-static const char spaces[16] = "                ";
-static const char zeroes[16] = "0000000000000000";
+/* The SGI compiler reportedly barfs on the trailing null
+   if we use a string constant as the initializer.  28 June 1997, rms.  */
+static const char spaces[16] = /* "                " */
+  { ' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ' };
+static const char zeroes[16] = /* "0000000000000000" */
+  { '0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0','0' };
 
 # define memset_space(P, Len) \
   do {									      \