diff --git a/sbin/startslip/startslip.c b/sbin/startslip/startslip.c
index 60d97e029c62..aa92219fc425 100644
--- a/sbin/startslip/startslip.c
+++ b/sbin/startslip/startslip.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- * $Id: startslip.c,v 1.23 1997/03/29 03:33:08 imp Exp $
+ * $Id: startslip.c,v 1.24 1997/03/31 22:50:30 brian Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef lint
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static char sccsid[] = "@(#)startslip.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93";
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <libutil.h>
+#include <err.h>
 
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <net/if.h>
@@ -109,6 +110,12 @@ int	debug = 0;
 #endif
 #define	printd	if (debug) printf
 
+int carrier __P((void));
+void down __P((int));
+int getline __P((char *, int, int, time_t));
+static void usage __P((void));
+
+int
 main(argc, argv)
 	int argc;
 	char **argv;
@@ -138,11 +145,8 @@ main(argc, argv)
 			speed = atoi(optarg);
 			break;
 		case 's':
-			if (diali >= MAXDIALS) {
-				(void)fprintf(stderr,
-					"max dial strings number (%d) exceeded\n", MAXDIALS);
-				exit(1);
-			}
+			if (diali >= MAXDIALS)
+				errx(1, "max dial strings number (%d) exceeded", MAXDIALS);
 			dials[diali++] = strdup(optarg);
 			break;
 		case 't':
@@ -473,6 +477,7 @@ restart:
 		printd("sigpause return\n");
 	}
 	goto restart;
+	return(0); /* not reached */
 }
 
 void
@@ -505,6 +510,7 @@ sigterm()
 	terminate = 1;
 }
 
+int
 getline(buf, size, fd, fintimeout)
 	char *buf;
 	int size, fd;
@@ -561,6 +567,7 @@ getline(buf, size, fd, fintimeout)
 	return (0);
 }
 
+int
 carrier()
 {
 	int comstate;
@@ -573,6 +580,7 @@ carrier()
 	return !!(comstate & TIOCM_CD);
 }
 
+void
 down(code)
 {
 	if (fd > -1)
@@ -584,12 +592,13 @@ down(code)
 	exit(code);
 }
 
+static void
 usage()
 {
-	(void)fprintf(stderr, "\
-usage: startslip [-d] [-b speed] [-s string1 [-s string2 [...]]] [-A annexname] \\\n\
-	[-h] [-l] [-U upscript] [-D downscript] [-t script_timeout] [-L]\\\n\
-	[-w retry_pause] [-W maxtries] [-K keepalive] [-O outfill] [-S unit] \\\n\
-	device user passwd\n");
+	(void)fprintf(stderr, "%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n",  
+"usage: startslip [-d] [-b speed] [-s string1 [-s string2 [...]]] [-h] [-l]",
+"                 [-L] [-A annexname] [-U upscript] [-D downscript]",
+"                 [-t script_timeout] [-W maxtries] [-w retry_pause]",
+"                 [-K keepalive] [-O outfill] [-S unit] device user passwd");
 	exit(1);
 }