diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/kernel32.spec b/dlls/kernel32/kernel32.spec
index 2fc1d147f2a..169ba37564a 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/kernel32.spec
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/kernel32.spec
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
   7 stdcall -noname -i386 -register VxDCall6(long) VxDCall
   8 stdcall -noname -i386 -register VxDCall7(long) VxDCall
   9 stdcall -noname -i386 -register VxDCall8(long) VxDCall
- 10 stdcall -noname k32CharToOemA(str ptr)
- 11 stdcall -noname k32CharToOemBuffA(str ptr long)
- 12 stdcall -noname k32OemToCharA(ptr ptr)
- 13 stdcall -noname k32OemToCharBuffA(ptr ptr long)
- 14 stdcall -noname k32LoadStringA(long long ptr long)
- 15 varargs -noname k32wsprintfA(str str)
- 16 stdcall -noname k32wvsprintfA(ptr str ptr)
+ 10 stdcall -noname -i386 k32CharToOemA(str ptr)
+ 11 stdcall -noname -i386 k32CharToOemBuffA(str ptr long)
+ 12 stdcall -noname -i386 k32OemToCharA(ptr ptr)
+ 13 stdcall -noname -i386 k32OemToCharBuffA(ptr ptr long)
+ 14 stdcall -noname -i386 k32LoadStringA(long long ptr long)
+ 15 varargs -noname -i386 k32wsprintfA(str str)
+ 16 stdcall -noname -i386 k32wvsprintfA(ptr str ptr)
  17 stdcall -noname -i386 -register CommonUnimpStub()
  18 stdcall -noname GetProcessDword(long long)
  19 stub -noname ThunkTheTemplateHandle
diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/string.c b/dlls/kernel32/string.c
index c584bf73abc..120c868b70f 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/string.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/string.c
@@ -30,116 +30,10 @@
 #define WINE_NO_INLINE_STRING
 #include "windef.h"
 #include "winbase.h"
-#include "wine/winbase16.h"
 #include "wine/unicode.h"
 #include "wine/exception.h"
 
 
-static INT (WINAPI *pLoadStringA)(HINSTANCE, UINT, LPSTR, INT);
-static INT (WINAPI *pwvsprintfA)(LPSTR, LPCSTR, __ms_va_list);
-
-
-/***********************************************************************
- * Helper for k32 family functions
- */
-static void *user32_proc_address(const char *proc_name)
-{
-    static HMODULE hUser32;
-
-    if(!hUser32) hUser32 = LoadLibraryA("user32.dll");
-    return GetProcAddress(hUser32, proc_name);
-}
-
-
-/***********************************************************************
- *		k32CharToOemBuffA   (KERNEL32.11)
- */
-BOOL WINAPI k32CharToOemBuffA(LPCSTR s, LPSTR d, DWORD len)
-{
-    WCHAR *bufW;
-
-    if ((bufW = HeapAlloc( GetProcessHeap(), 0, len * sizeof(WCHAR) )))
-    {
-        MultiByteToWideChar( CP_ACP, 0, s, len, bufW, len );
-        WideCharToMultiByte( CP_OEMCP, 0, bufW, len, d, len, NULL, NULL );
-        HeapFree( GetProcessHeap(), 0, bufW );
-    }
-    return TRUE;
-}
-
-
-/***********************************************************************
- *		k32CharToOemA   (KERNEL32.10)
- */
-BOOL WINAPI k32CharToOemA(LPCSTR s, LPSTR d)
-{
-    if (!s || !d) return TRUE;
-    return k32CharToOemBuffA( s, d, strlen(s) + 1 );
-}
-
-
-/***********************************************************************
- *		k32OemToCharBuffA   (KERNEL32.13)
- */
-BOOL WINAPI k32OemToCharBuffA(LPCSTR s, LPSTR d, DWORD len)
-{
-    WCHAR *bufW;
-
-    if ((bufW = HeapAlloc( GetProcessHeap(), 0, len * sizeof(WCHAR) )))
-    {
-        MultiByteToWideChar( CP_OEMCP, 0, s, len, bufW, len );
-        WideCharToMultiByte( CP_ACP, 0, bufW, len, d, len, NULL, NULL );
-        HeapFree( GetProcessHeap(), 0, bufW );
-    }
-    return TRUE;
-}
-
-
-/***********************************************************************
- *		k32OemToCharA   (KERNEL32.12)
- */
-BOOL WINAPI k32OemToCharA(LPCSTR s, LPSTR d)
-{
-    return k32OemToCharBuffA( s, d, strlen(s) + 1 );
-}
-
-
-/**********************************************************************
- *		k32LoadStringA   (KERNEL32.14)
- */
-INT WINAPI k32LoadStringA(HINSTANCE instance, UINT resource_id,
-                          LPSTR buffer, INT buflen)
-{
-    if(!pLoadStringA) pLoadStringA = user32_proc_address("LoadStringA");
-    return pLoadStringA(instance, resource_id, buffer, buflen);
-}
-
-
-/***********************************************************************
- *		k32wvsprintfA   (KERNEL32.16)
- */
-INT WINAPI k32wvsprintfA(LPSTR buffer, LPCSTR spec, __ms_va_list args)
-{
-    if(!pwvsprintfA) pwvsprintfA = user32_proc_address("wvsprintfA");
-    return (*pwvsprintfA)(buffer, spec, args);
-}
-
-
-/***********************************************************************
- *		k32wsprintfA   (KERNEL32.15)
- */
-INT WINAPIV k32wsprintfA(LPSTR buffer, LPCSTR spec, ...)
-{
-    __ms_va_list args;
-    INT res;
-
-    __ms_va_start(args, spec);
-    res = k32wvsprintfA(buffer, spec, args);
-    __ms_va_end(args);
-    return res;
-}
-
-
 /***********************************************************************
  *           lstrcatA   (KERNEL32.@)
  *           lstrcat    (KERNEL32.@)
diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/thunk.c b/dlls/kernel32/thunk.c
index 5befee572cc..78ba2f73805 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/thunk.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/thunk.c
@@ -2176,6 +2176,103 @@ DWORD WINAPI _KERNEL32_99(DWORD x)
 }
 
 
+/***********************************************************************
+ * Helper for k32 family functions
+ */
+static void *user32_proc_address(const char *proc_name)
+{
+    static HMODULE hUser32;
+
+    if(!hUser32) hUser32 = LoadLibraryA("user32.dll");
+    return GetProcAddress(hUser32, proc_name);
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ *		k32CharToOemBuffA   (KERNEL32.11)
+ */
+BOOL WINAPI k32CharToOemBuffA(LPCSTR s, LPSTR d, DWORD len)
+{
+    WCHAR *bufW;
+
+    if ((bufW = HeapAlloc( GetProcessHeap(), 0, len * sizeof(WCHAR) )))
+    {
+        MultiByteToWideChar( CP_ACP, 0, s, len, bufW, len );
+        WideCharToMultiByte( CP_OEMCP, 0, bufW, len, d, len, NULL, NULL );
+        HeapFree( GetProcessHeap(), 0, bufW );
+    }
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ *		k32CharToOemA   (KERNEL32.10)
+ */
+BOOL WINAPI k32CharToOemA(LPCSTR s, LPSTR d)
+{
+    if (!s || !d) return TRUE;
+    return k32CharToOemBuffA( s, d, strlen(s) + 1 );
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ *		k32OemToCharBuffA   (KERNEL32.13)
+ */
+BOOL WINAPI k32OemToCharBuffA(LPCSTR s, LPSTR d, DWORD len)
+{
+    WCHAR *bufW;
+
+    if ((bufW = HeapAlloc( GetProcessHeap(), 0, len * sizeof(WCHAR) )))
+    {
+        MultiByteToWideChar( CP_OEMCP, 0, s, len, bufW, len );
+        WideCharToMultiByte( CP_ACP, 0, bufW, len, d, len, NULL, NULL );
+        HeapFree( GetProcessHeap(), 0, bufW );
+    }
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ *		k32OemToCharA   (KERNEL32.12)
+ */
+BOOL WINAPI k32OemToCharA(LPCSTR s, LPSTR d)
+{
+    return k32OemToCharBuffA( s, d, strlen(s) + 1 );
+}
+
+/**********************************************************************
+ *		k32LoadStringA   (KERNEL32.14)
+ */
+INT WINAPI k32LoadStringA(HINSTANCE instance, UINT resource_id,
+                          LPSTR buffer, INT buflen)
+{
+    static INT (WINAPI *pLoadStringA)(HINSTANCE, UINT, LPSTR, INT);
+
+    if(!pLoadStringA) pLoadStringA = user32_proc_address("LoadStringA");
+    return pLoadStringA(instance, resource_id, buffer, buflen);
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ *		k32wvsprintfA   (KERNEL32.16)
+ */
+INT WINAPI k32wvsprintfA(LPSTR buffer, LPCSTR spec, __ms_va_list args)
+{
+    static INT (WINAPI *pwvsprintfA)(LPSTR, LPCSTR, __ms_va_list);
+
+    if(!pwvsprintfA) pwvsprintfA = user32_proc_address("wvsprintfA");
+    return (*pwvsprintfA)(buffer, spec, args);
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ *		k32wsprintfA   (KERNEL32.15)
+ */
+INT WINAPIV k32wsprintfA(LPSTR buffer, LPCSTR spec, ...)
+{
+    __ms_va_list args;
+    INT res;
+
+    __ms_va_start(args, spec);
+    res = k32wvsprintfA(buffer, spec, args);
+    __ms_va_end(args);
+    return res;
+}
+
 /**********************************************************************
  *	     Catch    (KERNEL.55)
  *