diff --git a/headers/cpp/std/bastring.h b/headers/cpp/std/bastring.h
index 1fdff54d0e..b07761e961 100644
--- a/headers/cpp/std/bastring.h
+++ b/headers/cpp/std/bastring.h
@@ -407,7 +407,13 @@ public:
 
   int compare (const basic_string& str, size_type pos = 0, size_type n = npos) const;
   // There is no 'strncmp' equivalent for charT pointers.
+
+  // BeOS bogus version
   int compare (const charT* s, size_type pos, size_type n) const;
+
+  // Correct std C++ prototype
+  int compare (size_type pos, size_type n, const charT* s) const
+    { return compare(s, pos, n); }
   int compare (const charT* s, size_type pos = 0) const
     { return compare (s, pos, traits::length (s)); }