diff --git a/headers/private/libroot/libroot_private.h b/headers/private/libroot/libroot_private.h
index 96afc23f9c..5742700c93 100644
--- a/headers/private/libroot/libroot_private.h
+++ b/headers/private/libroot/libroot_private.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ void __init_heap(void);
 void __init_time(void);
 void __arch_init_time(struct real_time_data *data, bool setDefaults);
 bigtime_t __arch_get_system_time_offset(struct real_time_data *data);
+void __init_pwd_backend(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/libroot_init.c b/src/system/libroot/libroot_init.c
index dab4072388..146f8eeea8 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/libroot_init.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/libroot_init.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ initialize_before(image_id imageID)
 	__init_fork();
 	__init_heap();
 	__init_env(__gRuntimeLoader->program_args);
+	__init_pwd_backend();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/pwd.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/pwd.c
index ce6d351b76..855d32af89 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/pwd.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/pwd.c
@@ -133,3 +133,7 @@ getpwuid_r(uid_t uid, struct passwd *passwd, char *buffer,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void __init_pwd_backend(void)
+{
+}
+
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/pwd_query.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/pwd_query.c
index 65e6f7a695..735d0e8627 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/pwd_query.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/pwd_query.c
@@ -620,9 +620,7 @@ struct passwd *getpwnam(const char *name)
 	
 }
 
-
-void __init_pwd_stuff(void)
-//void _multiuser_init(void)
+void __init_pwd_backend(void)
 {
 	/* dev_t for the boot volume */
 	boot_device = dev_for_path("/boot");
@@ -630,12 +628,12 @@ void __init_pwd_stuff(void)
 	pw_tls_id = tls_allocate();
 }
 
-void __fini_pwd_stuff(void)
-//void _multiuser_fini(void)
+/*
+void __fini_pwd_backend(void)
 {
 	
 }
-
+*/
 
 #endif /* REAL_MULTIUSER */