diff --git a/src/kernel/core/console.c b/src/kernel/core/console.c
index aaf88e0503..67f84ba05d 100644
--- a/src/kernel/core/console.c
+++ b/src/kernel/core/console.c
@@ -4,18 +4,16 @@
 ** Copyright 2001-2002, Travis Geiselbrecht. All rights reserved.
 ** Distributed under the terms of the NewOS License.
 */
-#include <kernel.h>
-#include <console.h>
-#include <arch/debug.h>
-#include <arch/int.h>
-#include <smp.h>
+
 #include <OS.h>
-#include <vfs.h>
-#include <debug.h>
-#include <fd.h>
+#include <KernelExport.h>
+#include <boot/kernel_args.h>
+#include <console.h>
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
 
 // from con.h
 enum {
@@ -42,8 +40,8 @@ kprintf(const char *fmt, ...)
 		va_start(args, fmt);
 		ret = vsprintf(temp,fmt,args);
 		va_end(args);
-	
-		_kern_write(console_fd, 0, temp, ret);
+
+		write_pos(console_fd, 0, temp, ret);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ kprintf_xy(int x, int y, const char *fmt, ...)
 	
 		buf.x = x;
 		buf.y = y;
-		_kern_ioctl(console_fd, CONSOLE_OP_WRITEXY, &buf, ret + sizeof(buf.x) + sizeof(buf.y));
+		ioctl(console_fd, CONSOLE_OP_WRITEXY, &buf, ret + sizeof(buf.x) + sizeof(buf.y));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ con_init(kernel_args *ka)
 {
 	dprintf("con_init: entry\n");
 
-	console_fd = _kern_open("/dev/console", 0);
+	console_fd = open("/dev/console", O_RDRW);
 	dprintf("console_fd = %d\n", console_fd);
 
 	return 0;