diff --git a/include/db.h b/include/db.h
index 21d43aaf04c0..ede1b97c8295 100644
--- a/include/db.h
+++ b/include/db.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: db.h,v 1.13 1994/10/26 00:55:48 cgd Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: db.h,v 1.14 1998/05/07 19:24:20 kleink Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1990, 1993, 1994
@@ -222,12 +222,12 @@ typedef struct {
 #endif
 
 __BEGIN_DECLS
-DB *dbopen __P((const char *, int, int, DBTYPE, const void *));
+DB *dbopen __P((const char *, int, mode_t, DBTYPE, const void *));
 
 #ifdef __DBINTERFACE_PRIVATE
-DB	*__bt_open __P((const char *, int, int, const BTREEINFO *, int));
-DB	*__hash_open __P((const char *, int, int, const HASHINFO *, int));
-DB	*__rec_open __P((const char *, int, int, const RECNOINFO *, int));
+DB	*__bt_open __P((const char *, int, mode_t, const BTREEINFO *, int));
+DB	*__hash_open __P((const char *, int, mode_t, const HASHINFO *, int));
+DB	*__rec_open __P((const char *, int, mode_t, const RECNOINFO *, int));
 void	 __dbpanic __P((DB *dbp));
 #endif
 __END_DECLS
diff --git a/lib/libc/db/btree/bt_open.c b/lib/libc/db/btree/bt_open.c
index cd1588e30a32..6053deae488f 100644
--- a/lib/libc/db/btree/bt_open.c
+++ b/lib/libc/db/btree/bt_open.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: bt_open.c,v 1.11 1998/04/07 10:40:21 fair Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: bt_open.c,v 1.12 1998/05/07 19:24:20 kleink Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1990, 1993, 1994
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)bt_open.c	8.10 (Berkeley) 8/17/94";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: bt_open.c,v 1.11 1998/04/07 10:40:21 fair Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: bt_open.c,v 1.12 1998/05/07 19:24:20 kleink Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
 
@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@ static int tmp __P((void));
 DB *
 __bt_open(fname, flags, mode, openinfo, dflags)
 	const char *fname;
-	int flags, mode, dflags;
+	int flags;
+	mode_t mode;
 	const BTREEINFO *openinfo;
+	int dflags;
 {
 	struct stat sb;
 	BTMETA m;
diff --git a/lib/libc/db/db/db.c b/lib/libc/db/db/db.c
index 1f230e59f742..998e70aef91a 100644
--- a/lib/libc/db/db/db.c
+++ b/lib/libc/db/db/db.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: db.c,v 1.9 1997/07/21 14:06:39 jtc Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: db.c,v 1.10 1998/05/07 19:24:21 kleink Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)db.c	8.4 (Berkeley) 2/21/94";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: db.c,v 1.9 1997/07/21 14:06:39 jtc Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: db.c,v 1.10 1998/05/07 19:24:21 kleink Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
 
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ __weak_alias(dbopen,_dbopen);
 DB *
 dbopen(fname, flags, mode, type, openinfo)
 	const char *fname;
-	int flags, mode;
+	int flags;
+	mode_t mode;
 	DBTYPE type;
 	const void *openinfo;
 {
diff --git a/lib/libc/db/hash/hash.c b/lib/libc/db/hash/hash.c
index 42d9210bddcc..902cf6eb3fb1 100644
--- a/lib/libc/db/hash/hash.c
+++ b/lib/libc/db/hash/hash.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: hash.c,v 1.11 1997/07/13 18:52:02 christos Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: hash.c,v 1.12 1998/05/07 19:24:21 kleink Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1990, 1993, 1994
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)hash.c	8.9 (Berkeley) 6/16/94";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: hash.c,v 1.11 1997/07/13 18:52:02 christos Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: hash.c,v 1.12 1998/05/07 19:24:21 kleink Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
 
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ int hash_accesses, hash_collisions, hash_expansions, hash_overflows;
 extern DB *
 __hash_open(file, flags, mode, info, dflags)
 	const char *file;
-	int flags, mode, dflags;
+	int flags;
+	mode_t mode;
 	const HASHINFO *info;	/* Special directives for create */
+	int dflags;
 {
 	HTAB *hashp;
 	struct stat statbuf;
diff --git a/lib/libc/db/man/dbopen.3 b/lib/libc/db/man/dbopen.3
index 891bdd1818f2..5aef9b287fcf 100644
--- a/lib/libc/db/man/dbopen.3
+++ b/lib/libc/db/man/dbopen.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: dbopen.3,v 1.7 1997/11/14 02:04:36 mrg Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: dbopen.3,v 1.8 1998/05/07 19:24:21 kleink Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ dbopen, db \- database access methods
 #include <db.h>
 
 DB *
-dbopen(const char *file, int flags, int mode, DBTYPE type,
+dbopen(const char *file, int flags, mode_t mode, DBTYPE type,
 .ti +5
 const void *openinfo);
 .ft R
diff --git a/lib/libc/db/recno/rec_open.c b/lib/libc/db/recno/rec_open.c
index 0e8df63a95cf..8cfff3bd7465 100644
--- a/lib/libc/db/recno/rec_open.c
+++ b/lib/libc/db/recno/rec_open.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: rec_open.c,v 1.10 1998/02/20 09:27:20 mycroft Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: rec_open.c,v 1.11 1998/05/07 19:24:21 kleink Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1990, 1993, 1994
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)rec_open.c	8.10 (Berkeley) 9/1/94";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: rec_open.c,v 1.10 1998/02/20 09:27:20 mycroft Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: rec_open.c,v 1.11 1998/05/07 19:24:21 kleink Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
 
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ __RCSID("$NetBSD: rec_open.c,v 1.10 1998/02/20 09:27:20 mycroft Exp $");
 DB *
 __rec_open(fname, flags, mode, openinfo, dflags)
 	const char *fname;
-	int flags, mode, dflags;
+	int flags;
+	mode_t mode;
 	const RECNOINFO *openinfo;
+	int dflags;
 {
 	BTREE *t;
 	BTREEINFO btopeninfo;