diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index dcfaece..9c30d03 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #10898: Allow compiling the posix module when the C library defines
+  a symbol named FSTAT.
+
 - Issue #6075: IDLE on Mac OS X now works with both Carbon AquaTk and
   Cocoa AquaTk.
 
diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index 8066d45..48762c1 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@
 
 /* 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