diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 31b978e1..5d5d28f8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 1999-12-05  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
 
+	* features.def: Use `pointer(<type>)' as return value for functions
+	returning an array of scalar values (such as `unsigned' etc.).
+
 	* features.def: Use `array(<type>)' as return value for functions
 	returning an array of structures.
 
diff --git a/features.def b/features.def
index 68c9776b..c86f333a 100644
--- a/features.def
+++ b/features.def
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ retval|loadavg|double(loadavg[3]):ulong(nr_running,nr_tasks,last_pid)
 retval|shm_limits|ulong(shmmax,shmmin,shmmni,shmseg,shmall)
 retval|msg_limits|ulong(msgpool,msgmap,msgmax,msgmnb,msgmni,msgssz,msgtql)
 retval|sem_limits|ulong(semmap,semmni,semmns,semmnu,semmsl,semopm,semume,semusz,semvmx,semaem)
-unsigned *|proclist|ulong(number,size,total)|long(which,arg)
+pointer(unsigned)|proclist|ulong(number,size,total)|long(which,arg)
 retval|proc_state|str(cmd):unsigned(state):ulong(uid,gid,ruid,rgid,has_cpu,processor,last_processor)|pid_t(pid)
 retval|proc_uid|long(uid,euid,gid,egid,suid,sgid,fsuid,fsgid,pid,ppid,pgrp,session,tty,tpgid,priority,nice,ngroups,groups[GLIBTOP_MAX_GROUPS])|pid_t(pid)
 retval|proc_mem|long(size,vsize,resident,share,rss,rss_rlim)|pid_t(pid)
diff --git a/lib/lib.pl b/lib/lib.pl
index a12979c2..83a32320 100755
--- a/lib/lib.pl
+++ b/lib/lib.pl
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ sub output {
       $prefix_space = '';
     }
 
-    if ($retval =~ /^array\((.*)\)$/) {
-      $retval = "$1 *";
+    if ($retval =~ /^(array|pointer)\((.*)\)$/) {
+      $retval = "$2 *";
     }
 
     $check_server_code = "\n";