diff --git a/Python/atof.c b/Python/atof.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..894490a47b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Python/atof.c
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/***********************************************************
+Copyright 1991-1995 by Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam,
+The Netherlands.
+
+                        All Rights Reserved
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its 
+documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, 
+provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
+both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in 
+supporting documentation, and that the names of Stichting Mathematisch
+Centrum or CWI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to
+distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission.
+
+STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO
+THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
+OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+******************************************************************/
+
+/* Just in case you haven't got an atof() around...
+   This one doesn't check for bad syntax or overflow,
+   and is slow and inaccurate.
+   But it's good enough for the occasional string literal... */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+double atof(s)
+	char *s;
+{
+	double a = 0.0;
+	int e = 0;
+	int c;
+	while ((c = *s++) != '\0' && isdigit(c)) {
+		a = a*10.0 + (c - '0');
+	}
+	if (c == '.') {
+		while ((c = *s++) != '\0' && isdigit(c)) {
+			a = a*10.0 + (c - '0');
+			e = e-1;
+		}
+	}
+	if (c == 'e' || c == 'E') {
+		int sign = 1;
+		int i = 0;
+		c = *s++;
+		if (c == '+')
+			c = *s++;
+		else if (c == '-') {
+			c = *s++;
+			sign = -1;
+		}
+		while (isdigit(c)) {
+			i = i*10 + (c - '0');
+			c = *s++;
+		}
+		e += i*sign;
+	}
+	while (e > 0) {
+		a *= 10.0;
+		e--;
+	}
+	while (e < 0) {
+		a *= 0.1;
+		e++;
+	}
+	return a;
+}
diff --git a/Python/strtod.c b/Python/strtod.c
index bcdef328fa9..dddc98bb567 100644
--- a/Python/strtod.c
+++ b/Python/strtod.c
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
 /* comp.sources.misc strtod(), as posted in comp.lang.tcl,
    with bugfix for "123000.0" and acceptance of space after 'e' sign nuked.