diff --git a/src/lib/libc/string/strmode.3 b/src/lib/libc/string/strmode.3
index 3a7a4bb3..99e6d44f 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/string/strmode.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/string/strmode.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: strmode.3,v 1.12 2005/02/25 03:12:44 cloder Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: strmode.3,v 1.13 2005/06/15 17:48:52 millert Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ symbolic link
 FIFO
 .It s
 socket
-.It w
-whiteout
 .It \&?
 unknown inode type
 .El
diff --git a/src/lib/libc/string/strmode.c b/src/lib/libc/string/strmode.c
index bd78403c..eedd65aa 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/string/strmode.c
+++ b/src/lib/libc/string/strmode.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  */
 
 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
-static char *rcsid = "$OpenBSD: strmode.c,v 1.5 2003/06/11 21:08:16 deraadt Exp $";
+static char *rcsid = "$OpenBSD: strmode.c,v 1.6 2005/06/15 17:48:52 millert Exp $";
 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ strmode(int mode, char *p)
 	case S_IFIFO:			/* fifo */
 		*p++ = 'p';
 		break;
-#endif
-#ifdef S_IFWHT
-	case S_IFWHT:			/* whiteout */
-		*p++ = 'w';
-		break;
 #endif
 	default:			/* unknown */
 		*p++ = '?';