diff --git a/1985/sicherman/.gitignore b/1985/sicherman/.gitignore
index 82b0ebb1e..7cf6dfe81 100644
--- a/1985/sicherman/.gitignore
+++ b/1985/sicherman/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 sicherman
+sicherman.alt
diff --git a/1985/sicherman/Makefile b/1985/sicherman/Makefile
index 1e841f9c1..3ff5c547d 100644
--- a/1985/sicherman/Makefile
+++ b/1985/sicherman/Makefile
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ CDEFINE=
 
 # Include files that are needed to compile
 #
-CINCLUDE=
+CINCLUDE= -include unistd.h
 
 # Optimization
 #
@@ -111,12 +111,9 @@ OBJ= ${PROG}.o
 DATA=
 TARGET= ${PROG}
 #
-ALT_OBJ=
-ALT_TARGET=
+ALT_OBJ= ${PROG}.alt.o
+ALT_TARGET= ${PROG}.alt
 
-# FORCE use of -traditional-cpp
-#
-CFLAGS+= -traditional-cpp
 
 #################
 # build the entry
@@ -130,13 +127,12 @@ all: data ${TARGET}
 	supernova deep_magic magic charon pluto
 
 ${PROG}: ${PROG}.c
-	@echo "NOTE: NOTE: this entry requires a compiler that supports -traditional-cpp."
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
 
 # alternative executable
 #
-alt: data ${ALT_TARGET}
-	@${TRUE}
+alt: ${PROG}.alt.c
+	${CC} ${CFLAGS} -traditional-cpp $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
 
 # data files
 #
diff --git a/1985/sicherman/README.md b/1985/sicherman/README.md
index d460128ff..5cd71a3a8 100644
--- a/1985/sicherman/README.md
+++ b/1985/sicherman/README.md
@@ -4,13 +4,35 @@ Col. G. L. Sicherman
 
 ## To build:
 
-        make all
+```sh
+make all
+```
 
-NOTE: This entry requires a compiler that support `-traditional-cpp`.
+
+[Cody Boone Ferguson](/winners.html#Cody_Boone_Ferguson) fixed this very twisted
+entry to not require `-traditional-cpp`. He'd like to refer you to the original
+file in [sicherman.alt.c](sicherman.alt.c) and he suggests that you then compare
+it to [sicherman.c](sicherman.c) for some good old C-fashioned fun! Thank you
+Cody for your assistance!
 
 ## Try:
 
-	./sicherman  < sicherman.c
+```sh
+./sicherman  < sicherman.c
+
+echo IOCCC | ./sicherman
+```
+
+### Alternate code:
+
+If you do have a compiler that supports `-traditional-cpp` you may compile the
+original like:
+
+```sh
+make alt
+```
+
+Use `sicherman.alt` as you would `sicherman`.
 
 ## Judges' comments:
 
diff --git a/1985/sicherman/sicherman.alt.c b/1985/sicherman/sicherman.alt.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5070cc8de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1985/sicherman/sicherman.alt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#define C_C_(_)~' '&_
+#define _C_C(_)('\b'b'\b'>=C_C>'\t'b'\n')
+#define C_C _|_
+#define b *
+#define C /b/
+#define V _C_C(
+main(C,V)
+char **V;
+/*	C program. (If you don't
+ *	understand it look it
+ */	up.) (In the C Manual)
+{
+	char _,__; 
+	while (read(0,&__,1) & write((_=(_=C_C_(__),C)),
+	_C_,1)) _=C-V+subr(&V);
+}
+subr(C)
+char *C;
+{
+	C="Lint says "argument Manual isn't used."  What's that
+	mean?"; while (write((read(C_C('"'-'/*"'/*"*/))?__:__-_+
+	'\b'b'\b'|((_-52)%('\b'b'\b'+C_C_('\t'b'\n'))+1),1),&_,1));
+}
diff --git a/1985/sicherman/sicherman.c b/1985/sicherman/sicherman.c
index 5070cc8de..ee4afc85e 100644
--- a/1985/sicherman/sicherman.c
+++ b/1985/sicherman/sicherman.c
@@ -1,23 +1,11 @@
-#define C_C_(_)~' '&_
-#define _C_C(_)('\b'b'\b'>=C_C>'\t'b'\n')
-#define C_C _|_
-#define b *
-#define C /b/
-#define V _C_C(
-main(C,V)
-char **V;
-/*	C program. (If you don't
- *	understand it look it
- */	up.) (In the C Manual)
+main(/*/,('\b'*'\b'>=_|_>'\t'*'\n')
+char **('\b'*'\b'>=_|_>'\t'*'\n') (in the /*/ manual)
 {
 	char _,__; 
-	while (read(0,&__,1) & write((_=(_=C_C_(__),C)),
-	_C_,1)) _=C-V+subr(&V);
-}
-subr(C)
-char *C;
-{
-	C="Lint says "argument Manual isn't used."  What's that
-	mean?"; while (write((read(C_C('"'-'/*"'/*"*/))?__:__-_+
-	'\b'b'\b'|((_-52)%('\b'b'\b'+C_C_('\t'b'\n'))+1),1),&_,1));
+	while (read(0,&__,1) & write((_=(_=~' '&__,/*/)),
+	_C_,1)) _=/*/-('\b'*'\b'>=_|_>'\t'*'\n'))?__:__-_+
+
+
+	'\b'*'\b'|((_-52)%('\b'*'\b'+~' '&'\t'*'\n')+1),1),&_,1));
 }
+
diff --git a/bugs.md b/bugs.md
index e8ac9a21c..90e12ecc6 100644
--- a/bugs.md
+++ b/bugs.md
@@ -247,19 +247,6 @@ continues to run.
 We have not had a chance to try and fix this yet.
 
 
-## [1985/sicherman](1985/sicherman/sicherman.c) ([README.md](1985/sicherman/README.md))
-## STATUS: Requires a compiler supporting `-traditional-cpp` - alternate code requested
-
-This entry needs a compiler that support `-traditional-cpp`. `gcc`
-supports this but `clang` does not. Please be advised that `gcc` under macOS is
-actually gcc if it looks like it's gcc (two different binaries).
-
-If you do wish to provide an alternate version of the program that does not need
-compiler supporting we welcome you to summit such code via a
-[GitHub pull request](https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/pulls) and we
-will be happy to credit you in the entry's _README.md_ file.
-
-
 # 1986