diff --git a/src/cc65/compile.c b/src/cc65/compile.c
index f970edef7..94dfc3ffb 100644
--- a/src/cc65/compile.c
+++ b/src/cc65/compile.c
@@ -156,9 +156,8 @@ static void Parse (void)
             **
             ** This means that "extern int i;" will not get storage allocated.
             */
-            if ((Decl.StorageClass & SC_FUNC) != SC_FUNC        &&
-                (Decl.StorageClass & SC_TYPEMASK) != SC_TYPEDEF &&
-                (Decl.StorageClass & SC_FICTITIOUS) != SC_FICTITIOUS) {
+            if ((Decl.StorageClass & SC_FUNC) != SC_FUNC &&
+                (Decl.StorageClass & SC_TYPEMASK) != SC_TYPEDEF) {
                 if ((Spec.Flags & DS_DEF_STORAGE) != 0                       ||
                     (Decl.StorageClass & (SC_EXTERN|SC_STATIC)) == SC_STATIC ||
                     ((Decl.StorageClass & SC_EXTERN) != 0 &&
diff --git a/src/cc65/declare.c b/src/cc65/declare.c
index 8879c46d8..a18c837b9 100644
--- a/src/cc65/declare.c
+++ b/src/cc65/declare.c
@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ void ParseDecl (const DeclSpec* Spec, Declaration* D, declmode_t Mode)
 
     if (PrevErrorCount != ErrorCount) {
         /* Make the declaration fictitious if is is not parsed correctly */
-        D->StorageClass |= SC_DECL | SC_FICTITIOUS;
+        D->StorageClass |= SC_FICTITIOUS;
 
         if (Mode == DM_NEED_IDENT && D->Ident[0] == '\0') {
             /* Use a fictitious name for the identifier if it is missing */
diff --git a/src/cc65/locals.c b/src/cc65/locals.c
index 7812acebd..c2e314485 100644
--- a/src/cc65/locals.c
+++ b/src/cc65/locals.c
@@ -476,8 +476,7 @@ static void ParseOneDecl (const DeclSpec* Spec)
     }
 
     /* If the symbol is not marked as external, it will be defined now */
-    if ((Decl.StorageClass & SC_FICTITIOUS) == 0 &&
-        (Decl.StorageClass & SC_DECL) == 0  &&
+    if ((Decl.StorageClass & SC_DECL) == 0 &&
         (Decl.StorageClass & SC_EXTERN) == 0) {
         Decl.StorageClass |= SC_DEF;
     }