diff --git a/src/unix/core.c b/src/unix/core.c
index 85d5f164..3ad63f1f 100644
--- a/src/unix/core.c
+++ b/src/unix/core.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ int uv__accept(int sockfd) {
 
   while (1) {
 #if __linux__
-    static __read_mostly int no_accept4;
+    static int no_accept4;
 
     if (no_accept4)
       goto skip;
diff --git a/src/unix/internal.h b/src/unix/internal.h
index fa7fd235..4abfedde 100644
--- a/src/unix/internal.h
+++ b/src/unix/internal.h
@@ -28,11 +28,8 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdlib.h> /* abort */
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-# define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data.read_mostly")))
-#else
-# define __attribute__(v)
-# define __read_mostly
+#if defined(__STRICT_ANSI__)
+# define inline __inline
 #endif
 
 #undef HAVE_FUTIMES
diff --git a/src/unix/process.c b/src/unix/process.c
index 829f79aa..7c552a73 100644
--- a/src/unix/process.c
+++ b/src/unix/process.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static void uv__chld(uv_signal_t* handle, int signum) {
 
 int uv__make_socketpair(int fds[2], int flags) {
 #if __linux__
-  static __read_mostly int no_cloexec;
+  static int no_cloexec;
 
   if (no_cloexec)
     goto skip;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ skip:
 
 int uv__make_pipe(int fds[2], int flags) {
 #if __linux__
-  static __read_mostly int no_pipe2;
+  static int no_pipe2;
 
   if (no_pipe2)
     goto skip;
diff --git a/src/unix/stream.c b/src/unix/stream.c
index 9e004740..5321d90f 100644
--- a/src/unix/stream.c
+++ b/src/unix/stream.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static int uv__emfile_trick(uv_loop_t* loop, int accept_fd) {
 
 
 void uv__server_io(uv_loop_t* loop, uv__io_t* w, int events) {
-  static __read_mostly int use_emfile_trick = -1;
+  static int use_emfile_trick = -1;
   uv_stream_t* stream;
   int fd;
   int r;