diff --git a/src/kernel/runtime_loader/Jamfile b/src/kernel/runtime_loader/Jamfile
index a5849f369e..e0d12c63d0 100644
--- a/src/kernel/runtime_loader/Jamfile
+++ b/src/kernel/runtime_loader/Jamfile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ SubDir OBOS_TOP src kernel runtime_loader ;
 
 KernelObjects 
 	rld.c
-	rld0.c
 	rldexport.c
 	rldelf.c
 	rldheap.c
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ KernelStaticLibraryObjects librld.a :
 	;
 
 KernelLd rld.so :
-	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>rld0.o
 	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>rld.o
 	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>rldelf.o
 	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>rldexport.o
diff --git a/src/kernel/runtime_loader/arch/ppc/rld.ld b/src/kernel/runtime_loader/arch/ppc/rld.ld
index 8fa2176153..55698b1053 100644
--- a/src/kernel/runtime_loader/arch/ppc/rld.ld
+++ b/src/kernel/runtime_loader/arch/ppc/rld.ld
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-powerpc", "elf32-powerpc", "elf32-powerpc")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(powerpc)
 
-ENTRY(RLD_STARTUP)
+ENTRY(runtime_loader)
 SEARCH_DIR("libgcc");
 SECTIONS
 {
diff --git a/src/kernel/runtime_loader/arch/x86/rld.ld b/src/kernel/runtime_loader/arch/x86/rld.ld
index 97119f3727..7672084655 100644
--- a/src/kernel/runtime_loader/arch/x86/rld.ld
+++ b/src/kernel/runtime_loader/arch/x86/rld.ld
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-i386", "elf32-i386", "elf32-i386")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(i386)
 
-ENTRY(RLD_STARTUP)
+ENTRY(runtime_loader)
 SEARCH_DIR("libgcc");
 SECTIONS
 {
diff --git a/src/kernel/runtime_loader/rld.c b/src/kernel/runtime_loader/rld.c
index 567b7f0d7f..8f1a50e297 100644
--- a/src/kernel/runtime_loader/rld.c
+++ b/src/kernel/runtime_loader/rld.c
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 /*
-** Copyright 2002, Manuel J. Petit. All rights reserved.
-** Distributed under the terms of the NewOS License.
-*/
+ * Copyright 2005, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2002, Manuel J. Petit. All rights reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the NewOS License.
+ */
 
 
 #include <string.h>
@@ -10,14 +13,23 @@
 #include "rld_priv.h"
 
 
+/** This is the main entry point of the runtime loader as
+ *	specified by its ld-script.
+ */
+
 int
-rldmain(void *_args)
+runtime_loader(void *_args)
 {
 	struct uspace_program_args *args = (struct uspace_program_args *)_args;
 	void *entry = 0;
 
-	rldheap_init();
+#if DEBUG_RLD
+	close(0); open("/dev/console", 0); /* stdin   */
+	close(1); open("/dev/console", 0); /* stdout  */
+	close(2); open("/dev/console", 0); /* stderr  */
+#endif
 
+	rldheap_init();
 	rldexport_init(args);
 	rldelf_init(args);
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/runtime_loader/rld0.c b/src/kernel/runtime_loader/rld0.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 5da01d5eab..0000000000
--- a/src/kernel/runtime_loader/rld0.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-/*
-** Copyright 2002, Manuel J. Petit. All rights reserved.
-** Distributed under the terms of the NewOS License.
-*/
-
-#include "rld_priv.h"
-
-
-int RLD_STARTUP(void *args)
-{
-#if DEBUG_RLD
-	close(0); open("/dev/console", 0); /* stdin   */
-	close(1); open("/dev/console", 0); /* stdout  */
-	close(2); open("/dev/console", 0); /* stderr  */
-#endif
-	return rldmain(args);
-}
-
diff --git a/src/kernel/runtime_loader/rld_priv.h b/src/kernel/runtime_loader/rld_priv.h
index 09d10aaad3..a002a13c65 100644
--- a/src/kernel/runtime_loader/rld_priv.h
+++ b/src/kernel/runtime_loader/rld_priv.h
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
 #include <user_runtime.h>
 
 
-int RLD_STARTUP(void *);
-int rldmain(void *arg);
+int runtime_loader(void *arg);
 
 status_t unload_program(image_id imageID);
 image_id load_program(char const *path, void **entry);