diff --git a/dlls/msvcr100/msvcr100.spec b/dlls/msvcr100/msvcr100.spec
index 6e404f20380..49b9232ebc7 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcr100/msvcr100.spec
+++ b/dlls/msvcr100/msvcr100.spec
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@
 @ cdecl _purecall()
 @ cdecl _putc_nolock(long ptr) MSVCRT__fputc_nolock
 @ cdecl _putch(long)
-@ stub _putch_nolock
+@ cdecl _putch_nolock(long)
 @ cdecl _putenv(str)
 @ cdecl _putenv_s(str str)
 @ cdecl _putw(long ptr) MSVCRT__putw
diff --git a/dlls/msvcr110/msvcr110.spec b/dlls/msvcr110/msvcr110.spec
index 28de3ab6025..80e46e0f693 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcr110/msvcr110.spec
+++ b/dlls/msvcr110/msvcr110.spec
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@
 @ cdecl _purecall()
 @ cdecl _putc_nolock(long ptr) MSVCRT__fputc_nolock
 @ cdecl _putch(long)
-@ stub _putch_nolock
+@ cdecl _putch_nolock(long)
 @ cdecl _putenv(str)
 @ cdecl _putenv_s(str str)
 @ cdecl _putw(long ptr) MSVCRT__putw
diff --git a/dlls/msvcr120/msvcr120.spec b/dlls/msvcr120/msvcr120.spec
index c8ba7f7d1d2..dba67521a7c 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcr120/msvcr120.spec
+++ b/dlls/msvcr120/msvcr120.spec
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@
 @ cdecl _purecall()
 @ cdecl _putc_nolock(long ptr) MSVCRT__fputc_nolock
 @ cdecl _putch(long)
-@ stub _putch_nolock
+@ cdecl _putch_nolock(long)
 @ cdecl _putenv(str)
 @ cdecl _putenv_s(str str)
 @ cdecl _putw(long ptr) MSVCRT__putw
diff --git a/dlls/msvcr80/msvcr80.spec b/dlls/msvcr80/msvcr80.spec
index 15708056e11..c45f4472ecf 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcr80/msvcr80.spec
+++ b/dlls/msvcr80/msvcr80.spec
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@
 @ cdecl _purecall()
 @ cdecl _putc_nolock(long ptr) MSVCRT__fputc_nolock
 @ cdecl _putch(long)
-@ stub _putch_nolock
+@ cdecl _putch_nolock(long)
 @ cdecl _putenv(str)
 @ cdecl _putenv_s(str str)
 @ cdecl _putw(long ptr) MSVCRT__putw
diff --git a/dlls/msvcr90/msvcr90.spec b/dlls/msvcr90/msvcr90.spec
index cab59222a3f..6948d029d59 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcr90/msvcr90.spec
+++ b/dlls/msvcr90/msvcr90.spec
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@
 @ cdecl _purecall()
 @ cdecl _putc_nolock(long ptr) MSVCRT__fputc_nolock
 @ cdecl _putch(long)
-@ stub _putch_nolock
+@ cdecl _putch_nolock(long)
 @ cdecl _putenv(str)
 @ cdecl _putenv_s(str str)
 @ cdecl _putw(long ptr) MSVCRT__putw
diff --git a/dlls/msvcrt/console.c b/dlls/msvcrt/console.c
index 82e8fb23cc3..8801fc054b2 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcrt/console.c
+++ b/dlls/msvcrt/console.c
@@ -194,18 +194,26 @@ int CDECL _getch(void)
     return ret;
 }
 
+/*********************************************************************
+ *		_putch_nolock (MSVCR80.@)
+ */
+int CDECL _putch_nolock(int c)
+{
+  DWORD count;
+  if (WriteConsoleA(MSVCRT_console_out, &c, 1, &count, NULL) && count == 1)
+    return c;
+  return MSVCRT_EOF;
+}
+
 /*********************************************************************
  *		_putch (MSVCRT.@)
  */
 int CDECL _putch(int c)
 {
-  int retval = MSVCRT_EOF;
-  DWORD count;
-  LOCK_CONSOLE;
-  if (WriteConsoleA(MSVCRT_console_out, &c, 1, &count, NULL) && count == 1)
-    retval = c;
-  UNLOCK_CONSOLE;
-  return retval;
+    LOCK_CONSOLE;
+    c = _putch_nolock(c);
+    UNLOCK_CONSOLE;
+    return c;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************