diff --git a/legacy/gcc/libstdc++/std/bastring.h b/legacy/gcc/libstdc++/std/bastring.h
index a9c844d6fe..c60e4d7128 100644
--- a/legacy/gcc/libstdc++/std/bastring.h
+++ b/legacy/gcc/libstdc++/std/bastring.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ extern void __length_error (const char *);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __HAIKU__
-extern "C" __haiku_int32 atomic_add(volatile __haiku_int32* value,
+extern "C" __haiku_int32 atomic_add(__haiku_int32* value,
 	__haiku_int32 addvalue);
 #endif	/* __HAIKU__ */
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ private:
     charT* data () { return reinterpret_cast<charT *>(this + 1); }
     charT& operator[] (size_t s) { return data () [s]; }
 #ifdef __HAIKU__
-    charT* grab () { if (selfish) return clone (); atomic_add((volatile __haiku_int32*) &ref, 1); return data (); }
+    charT* grab () { if (selfish) return clone (); atomic_add((__haiku_int32*) &ref, 1); return data (); }
     void release() { if (atomic_add((__haiku_int32*) &ref, -1) == 1) delete this; }
 #else
     charT* grab () { if (selfish) return clone (); ++ref; return data (); }