diff --git a/src/kernel/glue/start_dyn.c b/src/kernel/glue/start_dyn.c
index 357e5bb2d8..c790b91d8d 100644
--- a/src/kernel/glue/start_dyn.c
+++ b/src/kernel/glue/start_dyn.c
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-/*
+/* 
+** Copyright 2003-2004, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+** Distributed under the terms of the Haiku License.
+**
 ** Copyright 2001, Travis Geiselbrecht. All rights reserved.
 ** Distributed under the terms of the NewOS License.
 */
@@ -14,8 +17,11 @@ extern int main(int argc, char **argv);
 
 int _start(int argc, char **argv, char **, struct uspace_program_args *);
 
-//static char empty[1];
-//char *__progname = empty;
+// these are part of libroot.so, and initialized here
+extern int __libc_argc;
+extern char **__libc_argv;
+extern char **argv_save;
+extern thread_id __main_thread_id;
 
 extern char **environ;
 
@@ -29,9 +35,12 @@ _start(int argc, char **argv, char **_environ, struct uspace_program_args *args)
 {
 	int retcode;
 
+	__libc_argc = args->argc;
+	__libc_argv = argv_save = args->argv;
+	__main_thread_id = find_thread(NULL);
 	environ = args->envp;
 
-	retcode = main(args->argc, args->argv);
+	retcode = main(__libc_argc, __libc_argv);
 
 	exit(retcode);
 	return 0;