diff --git a/src/kernel/libroot/os/syscalls.S b/src/kernel/libroot/os/syscalls.S
index 84c13becfb..1a0c017744 100644
--- a/src/kernel/libroot/os/syscalls.S
+++ b/src/kernel/libroot/os/syscalls.S
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ SYSCALL4(sys_spawn_thread, 35)
 SYSCALL1(sys_kill_thread, 36)
 SYSCALL1(sys_suspend_thread, 37)
 SYSCALL1(sys_resume_thread, 38)
-SYSCALL3(sys_snooze_until, 17)
+SYSCALL4(sys_snooze_etc, 17)
 SYSCALL4(send_data, 94)
 SYSCALL3(receive_data, 95)
 SYSCALL1(has_data, 96)
diff --git a/src/kernel/libroot/os/thread.c b/src/kernel/libroot/os/thread.c
index ae05f0408a..d9a28ed3c9 100644
--- a/src/kernel/libroot/os/thread.c
+++ b/src/kernel/libroot/os/thread.c
@@ -133,16 +133,23 @@ has_data(thread_id thread)
 */
 
 status_t
-snooze(bigtime_t microseconds)
+snooze_etc(bigtime_t timeout, int timeBase, uint32 flags)
 {
-	return sys_snooze_until(sys_system_time() + microseconds, B_SYSTEM_TIMEBASE);
+	return sys_snooze_etc(timeout, timeBase, flags);
 }
 
 
 status_t
-snooze_until(bigtime_t time, int timeBase)
+snooze(bigtime_t timeout)
 {
-	return sys_snooze_until(time, timeBase);
+	return snooze_etc(timeout, B_SYSTEM_TIMEBASE, B_RELATIVE_TIMEOUT);
+}
+
+
+status_t
+snooze_until(bigtime_t timeout, int timeBase)
+{
+	return snooze_etc(timeout, timeBase, B_ABSOLUTE_TIMEOUT);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/libroot/posix/signal/Jamfile b/src/kernel/libroot/posix/signal/Jamfile
index 5066856426..e7b61ee1e5 100644
--- a/src/kernel/libroot/posix/signal/Jamfile
+++ b/src/kernel/libroot/posix/signal/Jamfile
@@ -11,14 +11,10 @@ KernelMergeObject posix_signal.o :
 	-fPIC -DPIC
 	;
 
-MergeObjectFromObjects kernel_posix_signal.o :
-#	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>raise.o
-	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>send_signal.o
-	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>sigaction.o
-	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>signal.o
-	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>sigset.o
-	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>strsignal.o
-	:
-	-fPIC -DPIC
-	;
+# there are no files in the kernel
+
+#MergeObjectFromObjects kernel_posix_signal.o :
+#	:
+#	-fPIC -DPIC
+#	;