4 files changed, 33 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/embed.fnc b/embed.fnc
index 7d0f681531..0254a57dd3 100644
--- a/embed.fnc
+++ b/embed.fnc
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ Ap	|char*	|screaminstr	|NN SV *bigstr|NN SV *littlestr|I32 start_shift \
 #if !defined(VMS)
 p	|I32	|setenv_getix	|NN const char* nam
 #endif
-EXp	|void	|setdefout	|NULLOK GV* gv
+Apd	|void	|setdefout	|NULLOK GV* gv
 Ap	|HEK*	|share_hek	|NN const char* str|I32 len|U32 hash
 #if defined(HAS_SIGACTION) && defined(SA_SIGINFO)
 np	|Signal_t |sighandler	|int sig|NULLOK siginfo_t *info|NULLOK void *uap
diff --git a/embed.h b/embed.h
index d24629009b..2fb6296f41 100644
--- a/embed.h
+++ b/embed.h
@@ -812,9 +812,7 @@
 #define setenv_getix		Perl_setenv_getix
 #endif
 #endif
-#if defined(PERL_CORE) || defined(PERL_EXT)
 #define setdefout		Perl_setdefout
-#endif
 #define share_hek		Perl_share_hek
 #if defined(HAS_SIGACTION) && defined(SA_SIGINFO)
 #ifdef PERL_CORE
@@ -3128,9 +3126,7 @@
 #define setenv_getix(a)		Perl_setenv_getix(aTHX_ a)
 #endif
 #endif
-#if defined(PERL_CORE) || defined(PERL_EXT)
 #define setdefout(a)		Perl_setdefout(aTHX_ a)
-#endif
 #define share_hek(a,b,c)	Perl_share_hek(aTHX_ a,b,c)
 #if defined(HAS_SIGACTION) && defined(SA_SIGINFO)
 #ifdef PERL_CORE
diff --git a/pod/perlapi.pod b/pod/perlapi.pod
index 5cab290344..f9eda9091b 100644
--- a/pod/perlapi.pod
+++ b/pod/perlapi.pod
@@ -1232,6 +1232,27 @@ Found in file pp_pack.c
 
 =back
 
+=head1 Functions in file pp_sys.c
+
+
+=over 8
+
+=item setdefout
+X<setdefout>
+
+Sets PL_defoutgv, the default file handle for output, to the passed in
+typeglob. As PL_defoutgv "owns" a reference on its typeglob, the reference
+count of the passed in typeglob is increased by one, and the reference count
+of the typeglob that PL_defoutgv points to is decreased by one.
+
+	void	setdefout(GV* gv)
+
+=for hackers
+Found in file pp_sys.c
+
+
+=back
+
 =head1 GV Functions
 
 =over 8
diff --git a/pp_sys.c b/pp_sys.c
index 11cd863470..192ce6c01e 100644
--- a/pp_sys.c
+++ b/pp_sys.c
@@ -1156,6 +1156,17 @@ PP(pp_sselect)
 #endif
 }
 
+/*
+=for apidoc setdefout
+
+Sets PL_defoutgv, the default file handle for output, to the passed in
+typeglob. As PL_defoutgv "owns" a reference on its typeglob, the reference
+count of the passed in typeglob is increased by one, and the reference count
+of the typeglob that PL_defoutgv points to is decreased by one.
+
+=cut
+*/
+
 void
 Perl_setdefout(pTHX_ GV *gv)
 {