diff --git a/dtool/Config.Linux.pp b/dtool/Config.Linux.pp
index 5ff746151b..344449bbb6 100644
--- a/dtool/Config.Linux.pp
+++ b/dtool/Config.Linux.pp
@@ -97,5 +97,5 @@
 // Must global operator new and delete functions throw exceptions?
 #define GLOBAL_OPERATOR_NEW_EXCEPTIONS 1
 
-// Do we expect the old STL allocator?
-#define OLD_STYLE_ALLOCATOR 1
+// What style STL allocator should we declare?
+#define GNU_STYLE_ALLOCATOR 1
diff --git a/dtool/LocalSetup.pp b/dtool/LocalSetup.pp
index bb9f621c13..15b45b5a7c 100644
--- a/dtool/LocalSetup.pp
+++ b/dtool/LocalSetup.pp
@@ -190,8 +190,9 @@ $[cdefine HAVE_RTTI]
 /* Must global operator new and delete functions throw exceptions? */
 $[cdefine GLOBAL_OPERATOR_NEW_EXCEPTIONS]
 
-/* Do we expect the old style STL allocator? */
+/* What style STL allocator should we declare? */
 $[cdefine OLD_STYLE_ALLOCATOR]
+$[cdefine GNU_STYLE_ALLOCATOR]
 
 #end dtool_config.h
 
diff --git a/dtool/src/dtoolbase/pallocator.T b/dtool/src/dtoolbase/pallocator.T
index fb38e34686..47489202ad 100644
--- a/dtool/src/dtoolbase/pallocator.T
+++ b/dtool/src/dtoolbase/pallocator.T
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-#ifdef OLD_STYLE_ALLOCATOR
+#if defined(OLD_STYLE_ALLOCATOR)
 
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 template<class Type>
-INLINE void *pallocator<Type>::
+INLINE Type *pallocator<Type>::
 allocate(size_t n) {
-  return (*global_operator_new)(n);
+  return (Type *)(*global_operator_new)(n);
 }
 
 template<class Type>
@@ -32,7 +32,23 @@ deallocate(void *p, size_t) {
 }
 #endif  // NDEBUG
 
-#else  // OLD_STYLE_ALLOCATOR
+#elif defined(GNU_STYLE_ALLOCATOR)
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+template<class Type>
+INLINE Type *pallocator<Type>::
+allocate(size_t n) {
+  return (Type *)(*global_operator_new)(n);
+}
+
+template<class Type>
+INLINE void pallocator<Type>::
+deallocate(void *p, size_t) {
+  (*global_operator_delete)(p);
+}
+#endif  // NDEBUG
+
+#else  // *_STYLE_ALLOCATOR
 
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 template<class Type>
@@ -49,4 +65,4 @@ deallocate(void *p, allocator<Type>::size_type) {
 }
 #endif  // NDEBUG
 
-#endif  // OLD_STYLE_ALLOCATOR
+#endif  // *_STYLE_ALLOCATOR
diff --git a/dtool/src/dtoolbase/pallocator.h b/dtool/src/dtoolbase/pallocator.h
index 7f0356d7d4..e877bca56c 100644
--- a/dtool/src/dtoolbase/pallocator.h
+++ b/dtool/src/dtoolbase/pallocator.h
@@ -34,21 +34,41 @@
 //               to use a pallocator.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-#ifdef OLD_STYLE_ALLOCATOR
-// Early versions of gcc used its own kind of allocator, somewhat
-// different from the STL standard.
+#if defined(OLD_STYLE_ALLOCATOR)
+// Early versions of gcc wanted to use its own kind of allocator,
+// somewhat different from the STL standard.  Irix uses this one too.
+// It might be inherited from an early draft of the STL standard.
 
 template<class Type>
 class pallocator : public alloc {
 public:
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-  static void *allocate(size_t n);
-  static void deallocate(void *p, size_t n);
+  INLINE static Type *allocate(size_t n);
+  INLINE static void deallocate(void *p, size_t n);
 #endif  // NDEBUG
 };
 
-#else  // OLD_STYLE_ALLOCATOR
+#elif defined(GNU_STYLE_ALLOCATOR)
+// Later versions of gcc want to use a still different, nonstandard
+// definition.  Sheesh.
 
+template<class Type>
+class pallocator : public allocator<Type> {
+public:
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+  INLINE Type *allocate(size_t n);
+  INLINE void deallocate(void *p, size_t n);
+#endif  // NDEBUG
+
+  template <class _Tp1> struct rebind {
+    typedef pallocator<_Tp1> other;
+  };
+};
+
+#else  // *_STYLE_ALLOCATOR
+
+// This is the correct allocator declaration as the current C++
+// standard defines it.
 template<class Type>
 class pallocator : public allocator<Type> {
 public:
@@ -57,8 +77,16 @@ public:
   //  INLINE void deallocate(pointer p, size_type n);
   INLINE void deallocate(void *p, size_type n);
 #endif  // NDEBUG
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+  // Some versions of the gcc library require this structure to be
+  // declared.  I don't know what it's all about.
+  template <class _Tp1> struct rebind {
+    typedef pallocator<_Tp1> other;
+  };
+#endif
 };
-#endif  // OLD_STYLE_ALLOCATOR
+#endif  // *_STYLE_ALLOCATOR
 
 #include "pallocator.T"