diff --git a/pkgs/preinit/default.nix b/pkgs/preinit/default.nix
index 4b5ef5c6..232f2f43 100644
--- a/pkgs/preinit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/preinit/default.nix
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "preinit";
   src = ./.;
 
-  #  NIX_DEBUG=2;
+#  NIX_DEBUG=2;
   hardeningDisable = [ "all" ];
-  CFLAGS = "-Os  -nostartfiles -nostdlib  -fno-stack-protector -fpic -fPIC  -I ./ -I ${kernel}/tools/include/nolibc";
+  CFLAGS = "-Os -static -DPREINIT_USE_LIBC  -fno-stack-protector -fpic -fPIC -I ./ -I ${kernel}/tools/include/nolibc";
 
   postBuild = ''
     $STRIP  --remove-section=.note --remove-section=.comment preinit
+    ls -l preinit
   '';
 
   makeFlags = ["preinit"];
diff --git a/pkgs/preinit/preinit.c b/pkgs/preinit/preinit.c
index 16f24b56..b34c95a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/preinit/preinit.c
+++ b/pkgs/preinit/preinit.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-#ifdef USE_LIBC
+#ifdef PREINIT_USE_LIBC
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/mount.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <string.h>