diff --git a/libmaxsi/heap.cpp b/libmaxsi/heap.cpp
index b6e4c217..acea9df6 100644
--- a/libmaxsi/heap.cpp
+++ b/libmaxsi/heap.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #define ASSERT(invariant) assert(invariant)
 #endif
 
+#include <malloc.h>
+
 #define PARANOIA 1
 
 #ifdef SORTIX_KERNEL
@@ -431,6 +433,11 @@ namespace Maxsi
 #endif
 		}
 
+		extern "C" void _init_heap()
+		{
+			Init();
+		}
+
 		// Attempts to expand the wilderness such that it contains at least
 		// bytesneeded bytes. This is done by mapping new pages onto into the
 		// virtual address-space.
diff --git a/libmaxsi/include/malloc.h b/libmaxsi/include/malloc.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb586b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libmaxsi/include/malloc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+
+	Copyright(C) Jonas 'Sortie' Termansen 2012.
+
+	This file is part of LibMaxsi.
+
+	LibMaxsi is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+	the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+	Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+	any later version.
+
+	LibMaxsi is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+	WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+	FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+	details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+	along with LibMaxsi. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+	malloc.h
+	
+
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+/* TODO: POSIX-1.2008 compliance is only partial */
+
+#ifndef	_UNISTD_H
+#define	_UNISTD_H 1
+
+#include <features.h>
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
+extern "C" void _init_heap();
+
+__END_DECLS
+
+#endif
diff --git a/sortix/kernel.cpp b/sortix/kernel.cpp
index 6620982d..5f27b219 100644
--- a/sortix/kernel.cpp
+++ b/sortix/kernel.cpp
@@ -32,19 +32,17 @@
 #include <sortix/kernel/textbuffer.h>
 #include <sortix/kernel/pci.h>
 #include <sortix/kernel/worker.h>
-#include <sortix/wait.h>
-#include <libmaxsi/error.h>
-#include <libmaxsi/memory.h>
-#include <libmaxsi/string.h>
-#include <libmaxsi/format.h>
+#include <sortix/kernel/memorymanagement.h>
 #include <sortix/mman.h>
+#include <sortix/wait.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
 #include "kernelinfo.h"
 #include "x86-family/gdt.h"
 #include "x86-family/float.h"
 #include "time.h"
 #include "keyboard.h"
 #include "multiboot.h"
-#include <sortix/kernel/memorymanagement.h>
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "process.h"
 #include "scheduler.h"
@@ -70,8 +68,6 @@
 #include "interrupt.h"
 #include "fs/devfs.h"
 
-using namespace Maxsi;
-
 // Keep the stack size aligned with $CPU/base.s
 const size_t STACK_SIZE = 64*1024;
 extern "C" { size_t stack[STACK_SIZE / sizeof(size_t)] = {0}; }
@@ -180,7 +176,7 @@ extern "C" void KernelInit(unsigned long magic, multiboot_info_t* bootinfo)
 	Interrupt::Init();
 
 	// Initialize the kernel heap.
-	Maxsi::Memory::Init();
+	_init_heap();
 
 	// Initialize the interrupt worker.
 	Interrupt::InitWorker();