diff --git a/include/SDL_stdinc.h b/include/SDL_stdinc.h
index 853a440ac..7a061a9c8 100644
--- a/include/SDL_stdinc.h
+++ b/include/SDL_stdinc.h
@@ -379,11 +379,6 @@ SDL_FORCE_INLINE void SDL_memset4(void *dst, Uint32 val, size_t dwords)
 
 extern DECLSPEC void *SDLCALL SDL_memcpy(SDL_OUT_BYTECAP(len) void *dst, SDL_IN_BYTECAP(len) const void *src, size_t len);
 
-SDL_FORCE_INLINE void *SDL_memcpy4(SDL_OUT_BYTECAP(dwords*4) void *dst, SDL_IN_BYTECAP(dwords*4) const void *src, size_t dwords)
-{
-    return SDL_memcpy(dst, src, dwords * 4);
-}
-
 extern DECLSPEC void *SDLCALL SDL_memmove(SDL_OUT_BYTECAP(len) void *dst, SDL_IN_BYTECAP(len) const void *src, size_t len);
 extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_memcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, size_t len);
 
@@ -480,6 +475,39 @@ extern DECLSPEC char *SDLCALL SDL_iconv_string(const char *tocode,
 #define SDL_iconv_utf8_ucs2(S)      (Uint16 *)SDL_iconv_string("UCS-2-INTERNAL", "UTF-8", S, SDL_strlen(S)+1)
 #define SDL_iconv_utf8_ucs4(S)      (Uint32 *)SDL_iconv_string("UCS-4-INTERNAL", "UTF-8", S, SDL_strlen(S)+1)
 
+/* force builds using Clang's static analysis tools to use literal C runtime
+   here, since there are possibly tests that are ineffective otherwise. */
+#if defined(__clang_analyzer__) && !defined(SDL_DISABLE_ANALYZE_MACROS)
+#define SDL_malloc malloc
+#define SDL_calloc calloc
+#define SDL_realloc realloc
+#define SDL_free free
+#define SDL_memset memset
+#define SDL_memcpy memcpy
+#define SDL_memmove memmove
+#define SDL_memcmp memcmp
+#define SDL_strlen strlen
+#define SDL_strlcpy strlcpy
+#define SDL_strlcat strlcat
+#define SDL_strdup strdup
+#define SDL_strchr strchr
+#define SDL_strrchr strrchr
+#define SDL_strstr strstr
+#define SDL_strcmp strcmp
+#define SDL_strncmp strncmp
+#define SDL_strcasecmp strcasecmp
+#define SDL_strncasecmp strncasecmp
+#define SDL_sscanf sscanf
+#define SDL_vsscanf vsscanf
+#define SDL_snprintf snprintf
+#define SDL_vsnprintf vsnprintf
+#endif
+
+SDL_FORCE_INLINE void *SDL_memcpy4(SDL_OUT_BYTECAP(dwords*4) void *dst, SDL_IN_BYTECAP(dwords*4) const void *src, size_t dwords)
+{
+    return SDL_memcpy(dst, src, dwords * 4);
+}
+
 /* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/stdlib/SDL_getenv.c b/src/stdlib/SDL_getenv.c
index 782b8ccb0..a2905c45f 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/SDL_getenv.c
+++ b/src/stdlib/SDL_getenv.c
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
      misrepresented as being the original software.
   3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
 */
+
+#if defined(__clang_analyzer__) && !defined(SDL_DISABLE_ANALYZE_MACROS)
+#define SDL_DISABLE_ANALYZE_MACROS 1
+#endif
+
 #include "../SDL_internal.h"
 
 #if defined(__WIN32__)
diff --git a/src/stdlib/SDL_iconv.c b/src/stdlib/SDL_iconv.c
index 5b9c20233..fdb5e2610 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/SDL_iconv.c
+++ b/src/stdlib/SDL_iconv.c
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
      misrepresented as being the original software.
   3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
 */
+
+#if defined(__clang_analyzer__) && !defined(SDL_DISABLE_ANALYZE_MACROS)
+#define SDL_DISABLE_ANALYZE_MACROS 1
+#endif
+
 #include "../SDL_internal.h"
 
 /* This file contains portable iconv functions for SDL */
diff --git a/src/stdlib/SDL_malloc.c b/src/stdlib/SDL_malloc.c
index 024562240..71f5f6966 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/SDL_malloc.c
+++ b/src/stdlib/SDL_malloc.c
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
      misrepresented as being the original software.
   3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
 */
+
+#if defined(__clang_analyzer__) && !defined(SDL_DISABLE_ANALYZE_MACROS)
+#define SDL_DISABLE_ANALYZE_MACROS 1
+#endif
+
 #include "../SDL_internal.h"
 
 /* This file contains portable memory management functions for SDL */
diff --git a/src/stdlib/SDL_qsort.c b/src/stdlib/SDL_qsort.c
index 8329a35e3..0d1978424 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/SDL_qsort.c
+++ b/src/stdlib/SDL_qsort.c
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
  *
  * Gareth McCaughan   Peterhouse   Cambridge   1998
  */
+
+#if defined(__clang_analyzer__) && !defined(SDL_DISABLE_ANALYZE_MACROS)
+#define SDL_DISABLE_ANALYZE_MACROS 1
+#endif
+
 #include "../SDL_internal.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/stdlib/SDL_stdlib.c b/src/stdlib/SDL_stdlib.c
index b1de63d2a..c2c14212c 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/SDL_stdlib.c
+++ b/src/stdlib/SDL_stdlib.c
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
      misrepresented as being the original software.
   3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
 */
+
+#if defined(__clang_analyzer__) && !defined(SDL_DISABLE_ANALYZE_MACROS)
+#define SDL_DISABLE_ANALYZE_MACROS 1
+#endif
+
 #include "../SDL_internal.h"
 
 /* This file contains portable stdlib functions for SDL */
diff --git a/src/stdlib/SDL_string.c b/src/stdlib/SDL_string.c
index 84285865d..ce8b2fd26 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/SDL_string.c
+++ b/src/stdlib/SDL_string.c
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
      misrepresented as being the original software.
   3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
 */
+
+#if defined(__clang_analyzer__) && !defined(SDL_DISABLE_ANALYZE_MACROS)
+#define SDL_DISABLE_ANALYZE_MACROS 1
+#endif
+
 #include "../SDL_internal.h"
 
 /* This file contains portable string manipulation functions for SDL */