diff --git a/dlls/msvcr100/msvcr100.spec b/dlls/msvcr100/msvcr100.spec
index 194554bc152..3e4badc0830 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcr100/msvcr100.spec
+++ b/dlls/msvcr100/msvcr100.spec
@@ -1239,8 +1239,8 @@
 @ cdecl _putenv_s(str str)
 @ cdecl _putw(long ptr) MSVCRT__putw
 @ cdecl _putwc_nolock(long ptr) MSVCRT__fputwc_nolock
-@ cdecl _putwch(long) MSVCRT__putwch
-@ stub _putwch_nolock
+@ cdecl _putwch(long)
+@ cdecl _putwch_nolock(long)
 @ cdecl _putws(wstr) MSVCRT__putws
 # extern _pwctype
 @ cdecl _read(long ptr long) MSVCRT__read
diff --git a/dlls/msvcr110/msvcr110.spec b/dlls/msvcr110/msvcr110.spec
index 91146329ee6..25efacdc7af 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcr110/msvcr110.spec
+++ b/dlls/msvcr110/msvcr110.spec
@@ -1597,8 +1597,8 @@
 @ cdecl _putenv_s(str str)
 @ cdecl _putw(long ptr) MSVCRT__putw
 @ cdecl _putwc_nolock(long ptr) MSVCRT__fputwc_nolock
-@ cdecl _putwch(long) MSVCRT__putwch
-@ stub _putwch_nolock
+@ cdecl _putwch(long)
+@ cdecl _putwch_nolock(long)
 @ cdecl _putws(wstr) MSVCRT__putws
 # extern _pwctype
 @ cdecl _read(long ptr long) MSVCRT__read
diff --git a/dlls/msvcr120/msvcr120.spec b/dlls/msvcr120/msvcr120.spec
index 9537d79d1c9..148b378a877 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcr120/msvcr120.spec
+++ b/dlls/msvcr120/msvcr120.spec
@@ -1605,8 +1605,8 @@
 @ cdecl _putenv_s(str str)
 @ cdecl _putw(long ptr) MSVCRT__putw
 @ cdecl _putwc_nolock(long ptr) MSVCRT__fputwc_nolock
-@ cdecl _putwch(long) MSVCRT__putwch
-@ stub _putwch_nolock
+@ cdecl _putwch(long)
+@ cdecl _putwch_nolock(long)
 @ cdecl _putws(wstr) MSVCRT__putws
 # extern _pwctype
 @ cdecl _read(long ptr long) MSVCRT__read
diff --git a/dlls/msvcr70/msvcr70.spec b/dlls/msvcr70/msvcr70.spec
index c494ce0bbc7..51415a92e8e 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcr70/msvcr70.spec
+++ b/dlls/msvcr70/msvcr70.spec
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
 @ cdecl _putch(long)
 @ cdecl _putenv(str)
 @ cdecl _putw(long ptr) MSVCRT__putw
-@ cdecl _putwch(long) MSVCRT__putwch
+@ cdecl _putwch(long)
 @ cdecl _putws(wstr) MSVCRT__putws
 # extern _pwctype
 @ cdecl _read(long ptr long) MSVCRT__read
diff --git a/dlls/msvcr71/msvcr71.spec b/dlls/msvcr71/msvcr71.spec
index f8a52f1c9f8..a28725bfd0c 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcr71/msvcr71.spec
+++ b/dlls/msvcr71/msvcr71.spec
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@
 @ cdecl _putch(long)
 @ cdecl _putenv(str)
 @ cdecl _putw(long ptr) MSVCRT__putw
-@ cdecl _putwch(long) MSVCRT__putwch
+@ cdecl _putwch(long)
 @ cdecl _putws(wstr) MSVCRT__putws
 # extern _pwctype
 @ cdecl _read(long ptr long) MSVCRT__read
diff --git a/dlls/msvcr80/msvcr80.spec b/dlls/msvcr80/msvcr80.spec
index 00f7ab2ade5..3c1bb873770 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcr80/msvcr80.spec
+++ b/dlls/msvcr80/msvcr80.spec
@@ -914,8 +914,8 @@
 @ cdecl _putenv_s(str str)
 @ cdecl _putw(long ptr) MSVCRT__putw
 @ cdecl _putwc_nolock(long ptr) MSVCRT__fputwc_nolock
-@ cdecl _putwch(long) MSVCRT__putwch
-@ stub _putwch_nolock
+@ cdecl _putwch(long)
+@ cdecl _putwch_nolock(long)
 @ cdecl _putws(wstr) MSVCRT__putws
 # extern _pwctype
 @ cdecl _read(long ptr long) MSVCRT__read
diff --git a/dlls/msvcr90/msvcr90.spec b/dlls/msvcr90/msvcr90.spec
index 9384a3ff14b..547f66818c1 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcr90/msvcr90.spec
+++ b/dlls/msvcr90/msvcr90.spec
@@ -889,8 +889,8 @@
 @ cdecl _putenv_s(str str)
 @ cdecl _putw(long ptr) MSVCRT__putw
 @ cdecl _putwc_nolock(long ptr) MSVCRT__fputwc_nolock
-@ cdecl _putwch(long) MSVCRT__putwch
-@ stub _putwch_nolock
+@ cdecl _putwch(long)
+@ cdecl _putwch_nolock(long)
 @ cdecl _putws(wstr) MSVCRT__putws
 # extern _pwctype
 @ cdecl _read(long ptr long) MSVCRT__read
diff --git a/dlls/msvcrt/console.c b/dlls/msvcrt/console.c
index 3da7fb8ada5..d6bd40ec85f 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcrt/console.c
+++ b/dlls/msvcrt/console.c
@@ -217,6 +217,28 @@ int CDECL _putch(int c)
     return c;
 }
 
+/*********************************************************************
+ *		_putwch_nolock (MSVCR80.@)
+ */
+MSVCRT_wchar_t CDECL _putwch_nolock(MSVCRT_wchar_t c)
+{
+    DWORD count;
+    if (WriteConsoleW(MSVCRT_console_out, &c, 1, &count, NULL) && count==1)
+        return c;
+    return MSVCRT_WEOF;
+}
+
+/*********************************************************************
+ *		_putwch (MSVCRT.@)
+ */
+MSVCRT_wchar_t CDECL _putwch(MSVCRT_wchar_t c)
+{
+    LOCK_CONSOLE;
+    c = _putwch_nolock(c);
+    UNLOCK_CONSOLE;
+    return c;
+}
+
 /*********************************************************************
  *		_getche_nolock (MSVCR80.@)
  */
diff --git a/dlls/msvcrt/file.c b/dlls/msvcrt/file.c
index 1069cf73949..241c337f6da 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcrt/file.c
+++ b/dlls/msvcrt/file.c
@@ -4630,14 +4630,6 @@ int CDECL MSVCRT_putchar(int c)
   return MSVCRT_fputc(c, MSVCRT_stdout);
 }
 
-/*********************************************************************
- *		_putwch (MSVCRT.@)
- */
-int CDECL MSVCRT__putwch(int c)
-{
-  return MSVCRT_fputwc(c, MSVCRT_stdout);
-}
-
 /*********************************************************************
  *		puts (MSVCRT.@)
  */
diff --git a/dlls/msvcrt/msvcrt.spec b/dlls/msvcrt/msvcrt.spec
index 1f2a8ce65a9..46cbf085baf 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcrt/msvcrt.spec
+++ b/dlls/msvcrt/msvcrt.spec
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@
 @ cdecl _putenv(str)
 @ cdecl _putenv_s(str str)
 @ cdecl _putw(long ptr) MSVCRT__putw
-@ cdecl _putwch(long) MSVCRT__putwch
+@ cdecl _putwch(long)
 @ cdecl _putws(wstr) MSVCRT__putws
 # extern _pwctype
 @ cdecl _read(long ptr long) MSVCRT__read