diff --git a/1984/decot/decot.c b/1984/decot/decot.c
index 1069eb7d9..7aa30e532 100644
--- a/1984/decot/decot.c
+++ b/1984/decot/decot.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int dup, signal;
 	goto _0;
 
 _O: while (!(k['a'] <<= - dup)) {	/*/*\*/
-	static struct tag u = {4};
+	union tag u x{4};
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/thanks-for-fixes.md b/thanks-for-fixes.md
index 482bc9d02..3b3d3110f 100644
--- a/thanks-for-fixes.md
+++ b/thanks-for-fixes.md
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ char x {sizeof(
 
 and changing the type of `k` to be an `int`.
 
+Additionally, because of the `#define union static struct` there is no need to
+have in the code `static struct` as we can have it like the original code which
+has it as `union`.
+
 Originally Yusuke supplied a patch so that this entry would compile with gcc -
 but not clang - or at least some versions.