diff --git a/compat/malloc.c b/compat/malloc.c
index af9dcf134..74beae01c 100644
--- a/compat/malloc.c
+++ b/compat/malloc.c
@@ -5,12 +5,8 @@
 #undef malloc
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
-#ifndef USE_WINSOCK
-void *malloc (size_t n);
-#else
 /* provide a prototype */
 void *malloc (size_t n);
-#endif
 
 /* Allocate an N-byte block of memory from the heap.
    If N is zero, allocate a 1-byte block.  */
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 705dd3f7d..321a3b9b7 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 2 April 2025: Yorgos
 	- Merge #1262 from markyang92, fix build with
 	  'gcc-15 -Wbuiltin-declaration-mismatch' error in compat/malloc.c.
+	- For #1262, ifdef is no longer needed.
 
 1 April 2025: Wouter
 	- Fix escape more characters when printing an RR type with an unquoted