3 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl-sys.h b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl-sys.h
index 57310807a8..23a25f0a82 100644
--- a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl-sys.h
+++ b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl-sys.h
@@ -26,16 +26,21 @@
 #ifndef BACKEND_SDL_SYS_H
 #define BACKEND_SDL_SYS_H
 
-// Include the SDL headers, working around the fact that SDL_rwops.h
-// uses a FILE pointer in one place, which conflicts with common/forbidden.h
+// The purpose of this header is to include the SDL headers in a uniform
+// fashion, even on the Symbian port.
+// Moreover, it contains a workaround for the fact that SDL_rwops.h uses
+// a FILE pointer in one place, which conflicts with common/forbidden.h.
+
 
 #include "common/scummsys.h"
 
 // Remove FILE override from common/forbidden.h, and replace
 // it with an alternate slightly less unfriendly override.
+#if !defined(FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_ALLOW_ALL) && !defined(FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_EXCEPTION_FILE)
 #undef FILE
 typedef struct { int FAKE; } FAKE_FILE;
 #define FILE FAKE_FILE
+#endif
 
 #if defined(__SYMBIAN32__)
 #include <esdl\SDL.h>
@@ -43,8 +48,10 @@ typedef struct { int FAKE; } FAKE_FILE;
 #include <SDL.h>
 #endif
 
-// Finally forbid FILE again
+// Finally forbid FILE again (if it was forbidden to start with)
+#if !defined(FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_ALLOW_ALL) && !defined(FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_EXCEPTION_FILE)
 #undef FILE 
 #define FILE	FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_REPLACEMENT
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp
index 8d9694b4f7..82ff537c51 100644
--- a/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/sdl/sdl.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-// Disable symbol overrides so that we can use system headers.
-#define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_EXCEPTION_FILE
-
 #ifdef WIN32
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <windows.h>
diff --git a/backends/platform/sdl/win32/win32.cpp b/backends/platform/sdl/win32/win32.cpp
index 9723d1f68e..01471e9cb2 100644
--- a/backends/platform/sdl/win32/win32.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/sdl/win32/win32.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
  *
  */
 
+// Disable symbol overrides so that we can use system headers.
+#define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_ALLOW_ALL
+
 #include "common/scummsys.h"
 
 #ifdef WIN32
@@ -31,9 +34,6 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #undef ARRAYSIZE // winnt.h defines ARRAYSIZE, but we want our own one...
 
-// Disable symbol overrides so that we can use system headers.
-#define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_ALLOW_ALL
-
 #include "backends/platform/sdl/win32/win32.h"
 #include "backends/fs/windows/windows-fs-factory.h"