diff --git a/libguile/ioext.c b/libguile/ioext.c
index a873eb3bc..274b547f2 100644
--- a/libguile/ioext.c
+++ b/libguile/ioext.c
@@ -423,12 +423,6 @@ scm_init_ioext ()
   scm_sysintern ("SEEK_CUR", SCM_MAKINUM (SEEK_CUR));
   scm_sysintern ("SEEK_END", SCM_MAKINUM (SEEK_END));
 
-  /* access() symbols.  */
-  scm_sysintern ("R_OK", SCM_MAKINUM (R_OK));
-  scm_sysintern ("W_OK", SCM_MAKINUM (W_OK));
-  scm_sysintern ("X_OK", SCM_MAKINUM (X_OK));
-  scm_sysintern ("F_OK", SCM_MAKINUM (F_OK));
-
   /* File type/permission bits.  */
 #ifdef S_IRUSR
   scm_sysintern ("S_IRUSR", SCM_MAKINUM (S_IRUSR));
diff --git a/libguile/posix.c b/libguile/posix.c
index beb9494a6..bebf523dc 100644
--- a/libguile/posix.c
+++ b/libguile/posix.c
@@ -1534,10 +1534,10 @@ scm_init_posix ()
   scm_sysintern ("SIGPWR", SCM_MAKINUM (SIGPWR));
 #endif
   /* access() symbols.  */
-  scm_sysintern ("R_OK", SCM_MAKINUM (R_OK));
-  scm_sysintern ("W_OK", SCM_MAKINUM (W_OK));
-  scm_sysintern ("X_OK", SCM_MAKINUM (X_OK));
-  scm_sysintern ("F_OK", SCM_MAKINUM (F_OK));
+  scm_sysintern ("R_OK", SCM_MAKINUM (4));
+  scm_sysintern ("W_OK", SCM_MAKINUM (2));
+  scm_sysintern ("X_OK", SCM_MAKINUM (1));
+  scm_sysintern ("F_OK", SCM_MAKINUM (0));
 
 #ifdef LC_COLLATE
   scm_sysintern ("LC_COLLATE", SCM_MAKINUM (LC_COLLATE));