4 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/embed.fnc b/embed.fnc
index a64ffbac74..7f60ae1e21 100644
--- a/embed.fnc
+++ b/embed.fnc
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ p	|void	|init_debugger
 Ap	|void	|init_stacks
 Ap	|void	|init_tm	|NN struct tm *ptm
 : Used in perly.y
-AnpPR	|char*	|instr		|NN const char* big|NN const char* little
+AbmnpPR	|char*	|instr		|NN const char* big|NN const char* little
 : Used in sv.c
 p	|bool	|io_close	|NN IO* io|NULLOK GV *gv \
 				|bool not_implicit|bool warn_on_fail
diff --git a/embed.h b/embed.h
index 42c65b2eb0..c24eb31abc 100644
--- a/embed.h
+++ b/embed.h
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@
 #define init_i18nl14n(a)	Perl_init_i18nl14n(aTHX_ a)
 #define init_stacks()		Perl_init_stacks(aTHX)
 #define init_tm(a)		Perl_init_tm(aTHX_ a)
-#define instr			Perl_instr
 #define intro_my()		Perl_intro_my(aTHX)
 #define isALNUM_lazy(a)		Perl_isALNUM_lazy(aTHX_ a)
 #define isIDFIRST_lazy(a)	Perl_isIDFIRST_lazy(aTHX_ a)
diff --git a/proto.h b/proto.h
index fb4ee29508..4beb21bdea 100644
--- a/proto.h
+++ b/proto.h
@@ -1244,9 +1244,9 @@ PERL_CALLCONV void	Perl_init_stacks(pTHX);
 PERL_CALLCONV void	Perl_init_tm(pTHX_ struct tm *ptm);
 #define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_INIT_TM	\
 	assert(ptm)
-PERL_CALLCONV char*	Perl_instr(const char* big, const char* little)
+/* PERL_CALLCONV char*	Perl_instr(const char* big, const char* little)
 			__attribute__warn_unused_result__
-			__attribute__pure__;
+			__attribute__pure__; */
 #define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_INSTR	\
 	assert(big); assert(little)
 
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index 3310b119d8..3a74bd02bd 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ means arg not present, 1 is empty string/null byte */
 #  define HS_CXT cv
 #endif
 
+#define instr(haystack, needle) strstr(haystack, needle)
+
 /*
  * ex: set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4 et:
  */