diff --git a/dirent/dirent.h b/dirent/dirent.h
index 218f1ed44b..c47d3273b2 100644
--- a/dirent/dirent.h
+++ b/dirent/dirent.h
@@ -126,21 +126,6 @@ enum
    The actual structure is opaque to users.  */
 typedef struct __dirstream DIR;
 
-/* Open a directory stream on NAME.
-   Return a DIR stream on the directory, or NULL if it could not be opened.
-
-   This function is a possible cancellation point and therefore not
-   marked with __THROW.  */
-extern DIR *opendir (const char *__name) __nonnull ((1));
-
-#ifdef __USE_XOPEN2K8
-/* Same as opendir, but open the stream on the file descriptor FD.
-
-   This function is a possible cancellation point and therefore not
-   marked with __THROW.  */
-extern DIR *fdopendir (int __fd);
-#endif
-
 /* Close the directory stream DIRP.
    Return 0 if successful, -1 if not.
 
@@ -148,6 +133,23 @@ extern DIR *fdopendir (int __fd);
    marked with __THROW.  */
 extern int closedir (DIR *__dirp) __nonnull ((1));
 
+/* Open a directory stream on NAME.
+   Return a DIR stream on the directory, or NULL if it could not be opened.
+
+   This function is a possible cancellation point and therefore not
+   marked with __THROW.  */
+extern DIR *opendir (const char *__name) __nonnull ((1))
+	__attribute_malloc__ __attr_dealloc (closedir, 1);
+
+#ifdef __USE_XOPEN2K8
+/* Same as opendir, but open the stream on the file descriptor FD.
+
+   This function is a possible cancellation point and therefore not
+   marked with __THROW.  */
+extern DIR *fdopendir (int __fd)
+	__attribute_malloc__ __attr_dealloc (closedir, 1);
+#endif
+
 /* Read a directory entry from DIRP.  Return a pointer to a `struct
    dirent' describing the entry, or NULL for EOF or error.  The
    storage returned may be overwritten by a later readdir call on the