diff --git a/edef.h b/edef.h
index cc44a42..8731165 100644
--- a/edef.h
+++ b/edef.h
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ extern int abortc;		/* current abort command char   */
 extern int quotec;		/* quote char during mlreply() */
 extern int tabmask;
 extern char *cname[];		/* names of colors              */
-extern KILL *kbufp;		/* current kill buffer chunk pointer */
-extern KILL *kbufh;		/* kill buffer header pointer   */
+extern struct kill *kbufp;		/* current kill buffer chunk pointer */
+extern struct kill *kbufh;		/* kill buffer header pointer   */
 extern int kused;		/* # of bytes used in KB        */
 extern struct window *swindow;	/* saved window pointer         */
 extern int cryptflag;		/* currently encrypting?        */
diff --git a/estruct.h b/estruct.h
index e3c6686..aacc217 100644
--- a/estruct.h
+++ b/estruct.h
@@ -609,17 +609,17 @@ struct name_bind {
 	int (*n_func)(int, int); /* function name is bound to */
 };
 
-/*	The editor holds deleted text chunks in the KILL buffer. The
+/*	The editor holds deleted text chunks in the struct kill buffer. The
 	kill buffer is logically a stream of ascii characters, however
 	due to its unpredicatable size, it gets implemented as a linked
 	list of chunks. (The d_ prefix is for "deleted" text, as k_
 	was taken up by the keycode structure)
 */
 
-typedef struct KILL {
-	struct KILL *d_next;	/* link to next chunk, NULL if last */
+struct kill {
+	struct kill *d_next;	/* link to next chunk, NULL if last */
 	char d_chunk[KBLOCK];	/* deleted text */
-} KILL;
+};
 
 /*	When emacs' command interpetor needs to get a variable's name,
 	rather than it's value, it is passed back as a VDESC variable
diff --git a/globals.c b/globals.c
index 85aeae3..a0ee12e 100644
--- a/globals.c
+++ b/globals.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ char *cname[] = {		/* names of colors              */
 	    , "HIGH"
 #endif
 };
-KILL *kbufp = NULL;		/* current kill buffer chunk pointer    */
-KILL *kbufh = NULL;		/* kill buffer header pointer           */
+struct kill *kbufp = NULL;		/* current kill buffer chunk pointer    */
+struct kill *kbufh = NULL;		/* kill buffer header pointer           */
 int kused = KBLOCK;		/* # of bytes used in kill buffer       */
 struct window *swindow = NULL;	/* saved window pointer                 */
 int cryptflag = FALSE;		/* currently encrypting?                */
diff --git a/line.c b/line.c
index 4519f42..c41e045 100644
--- a/line.c
+++ b/line.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ int ldelnewline(void)
  */
 void kdelete(void)
 {
-	KILL *kp;		/* ptr to scan kill buffer chunk list */
+	struct kill *kp;		/* ptr to scan kill buffer chunk list */
 
 	if (kbufh != NULL) {
 
@@ -577,11 +577,11 @@ void kdelete(void)
  */
 int kinsert(int c)
 {
-	KILL *nchunk;		/* ptr to newly malloced chunk */
+	struct kill *nchunk;		/* ptr to newly malloced chunk */
 
 	/* check to see if we need a new chunk */
 	if (kused >= KBLOCK) {
-		if ((nchunk = (KILL *) malloc(sizeof(KILL))) == NULL)
+		if ((nchunk = (struct kill *)malloc(sizeof(struct kill))) == NULL)
 			return (FALSE);
 		if (kbufh == NULL)	/* set head ptr if first time */
 			kbufh = nchunk;
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ int yank(int f, int n)
 	int c;
 	int i;
 	char *sp;	/* pointer into string to insert */
-	KILL *kp;		/* pointer into kill buffer */
+	struct kill *kp;		/* pointer into kill buffer */
 
 	if (curbp->b_mode & MDVIEW)	/* don't allow this command if      */
 		return (rdonly());	/* we are in read only mode     */