diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 1bc3b2fc0b54..03912b3cff15 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #10898: Allow compiling the posix module when the C library defines
+  a symbol named FSTAT.
+
 
 What's New in Python 3.2 Release Candidate 1
 ============================================
diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index 3b9fd056f544..39beaba691b9 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ static int win32_can_symlink = 0;
 
 /* choose the appropriate stat and fstat functions and return structs */
 #undef STAT
+#undef FSTAT
+#undef STRUCT_STAT
 #if defined(MS_WIN64) || defined(MS_WINDOWS)
 #       define STAT win32_stat
 #       define FSTAT win32_fstat