diff --git a/oshmem/include/pshmem.h.in b/oshmem/include/pshmem.h.in
index e2f0ab5d28..b310905e61 100644
--- a/oshmem/include/pshmem.h.in
+++ b/oshmem/include/pshmem.h.in
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  void *pshmem_ptr(void *ptr, int pe);
 /*
  * Elemental put routines
  */
+OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  void pshmem_char_p(char* addr, char value, int pe);
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  void pshmem_short_p(short* addr, short value, int pe);
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  void pshmem_int_p(int* addr, int value, int pe);
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  void pshmem_long_p(long* addr, long value, int pe);
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ OSHMEM_DECLSPEC void pshmem_iput128(void* target, const void* source, ptrdiff_t
 /*
  * Elemental get routines
  */
+OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  char pshmem_char_g(char* addr, int pe);
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  short pshmem_short_g(short* addr, int pe);
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  int pshmem_int_g(int* addr, int pe);
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  long pshmem_long_g(long* addr, int pe);
diff --git a/oshmem/include/shmem.h.in b/oshmem/include/shmem.h.in
index a03139e47d..5c677212c1 100644
--- a/oshmem/include/shmem.h.in
+++ b/oshmem/include/shmem.h.in
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  void *shmem_ptr(void *ptr, int pe);
 /*
  * Elemental put routines
  */
+OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  void shmem_char_p(char* addr, char value, int pe);
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  void shmem_short_p(short* addr, short value, int pe);
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  void shmem_int_p(int* addr, int value, int pe);
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  void shmem_long_p(long* addr, long value, int pe);
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ OSHMEM_DECLSPEC void shmem_iput128(void* target, const void* source, ptrdiff_t t
 /*
  * Elemental get routines
  */
+OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  char shmem_char_g(char* addr, int pe);
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  short shmem_short_g(short* addr, int pe);
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  int shmem_int_g(int* addr, int pe);
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  long shmem_long_g(long* addr, int pe);
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  int my_pe(void);
 
 /* old init/destruct functions - not in the open shmem spec but still supported */
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  void shmem_init(void);
-OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  int shmem_finalize(void) OSHMEM_DESTRUCTOR;
+OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  void shmem_finalize(void) OSHMEM_DESTRUCTOR;
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  int shmem_n_pes(void);
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC  int shmem_my_pe(void);
 
diff --git a/oshmem/shmem/c/profile/defines.h b/oshmem/shmem/c/profile/defines.h
index 41b16972aa..e71f973a34 100644
--- a/oshmem/shmem/c/profile/defines.h
+++ b/oshmem/shmem/c/profile/defines.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 /* 
  * Elemental put routines 
  */
+#define shmem_char_p               pshmem_char_p
 #define shmem_short_p               pshmem_short_p
 #define shmem_int_p                 pshmem_int_p
 #define shmem_long_p                pshmem_long_p
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@
 /* 
  * Elemental get routines 
  */
+#define shmem_char_g               pshmem_char_g
 #define shmem_short_g               pshmem_short_g
 #define shmem_int_g                 pshmem_int_g
 #define shmem_long_g                pshmem_long_g
diff --git a/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_finalize.c b/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_finalize.c
index 823b078dc9..f2dcf7b389 100644
--- a/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_finalize.c
+++ b/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_finalize.c
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 #include "oshmem/include/shmem.h"
 #include "oshmem/runtime/runtime.h"
 
-int shmem_finalize(void)
+void shmem_finalize(void)
 {
     OPAL_CR_FINALIZE_LIBRARY();
 
-    return oshmem_shmem_finalize();
+    oshmem_shmem_finalize();
 }
 
diff --git a/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_g.c b/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_g.c
index 4bf269d0c7..c12760cf90 100644
--- a/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_g.c
+++ b/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_g.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     }
 
 #if OSHMEM_PROFILING
+#pragma weak shmem_char_g = pshmem_char_g
 #pragma weak shmem_short_g = pshmem_short_g
 #pragma weak shmem_int_g = pshmem_int_g
 #pragma weak shmem_long_g = pshmem_long_g
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "oshmem/shmem/c/profile/defines.h"
 #endif
 
+SHMEM_TYPE_G(_char, char)
 SHMEM_TYPE_G(_short, short)
 SHMEM_TYPE_G(_int, int)
 SHMEM_TYPE_G(_long, long)
diff --git a/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_p.c b/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_p.c
index 87d3d23f10..6a2fe91341 100644
--- a/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_p.c
+++ b/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_p.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     }
 
 #if OSHMEM_PROFILING
+#pragma weak shmem_char_p = pshmem_char_p
 #pragma weak shmem_short_p = pshmem_short_p
 #pragma weak shmem_int_p = pshmem_int_p
 #pragma weak shmem_long_p = pshmem_long_p
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "oshmem/shmem/c/profile/defines.h"
 #endif
 
+SHMEM_TYPE_P(_char, char)
 SHMEM_TYPE_P(_short, short)
 SHMEM_TYPE_P(_int, int)
 SHMEM_TYPE_P(_long, long)