diff --git a/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
index b5b5f15b595..693625955f1 100644
--- a/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -2012,6 +2012,8 @@ fn parse_item_native_mod(p: parser, attrs: [ast::attribute]) -> @ast::item {
             abi = ast::native_abi_cdecl;
         } else if str::eq(t, "c-stack-stdcall") {
             abi = ast::native_abi_stdcall;
+        } else if str::eq(t, "stdcall") {
+            abi = ast::native_abi_stdcall;
         } else {
             p.fatal("unsupported abi: " + t);
         }
diff --git a/src/comp/syntax/print/pprust.rs b/src/comp/syntax/print/pprust.rs
index 853ac67d93c..f10d4f47516 100644
--- a/src/comp/syntax/print/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/comp/syntax/print/pprust.rs
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ fn print_item(s: ps, &&item: @ast::item) {
             word_nbsp(s, "\"c-stack-cdecl\"");
           }
           ast::native_abi_stdcall. {
-            word_nbsp(s, "\"c-stack-stdcall\"");
+            word_nbsp(s, "\"stdcall\"");
           }
         }
         word_nbsp(s, "mod");
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/x86stdcall.rs b/src/test/run-pass/x86stdcall.rs
index 1a197aba518..d32042eaed1 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/x86stdcall.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/x86stdcall.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // xfail-test
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "win32")]
-native "c-stack-stdcall" mod kernel32 {
+native "stdcall" mod kernel32 {
     fn SetLastError(err: uint);
     fn GetLastError() -> uint;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/x86stdcall2.rs b/src/test/run-pass/x86stdcall2.rs
index 985d8d2218a..4edb8dc73e0 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/x86stdcall2.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/x86stdcall2.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ type LPVOID = uint;
 type BOOL = u8;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "win32")]
-native "c-stack-stdcall" mod kernel32 {
+native "stdcall" mod kernel32 {
        fn GetProcessHeap() -> HANDLE;
        fn HeapAlloc(hHeap: HANDLE, dwFlags: DWORD, dwBytes: SIZE_T) -> LPVOID;
        fn HeapFree(hHeap: HANDLE, dwFlags: DWORD, lpMem: LPVOID) -> BOOL;