diff --git a/bin/pax/Makefile b/bin/pax/Makefile
index 0e6e13e13..9b2f6a6db 100644
--- a/bin/pax/Makefile
+++ b/bin/pax/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ DPADD+=	${LIBRMT}
 
 .if defined(__MINIX)
 CPPFLAGS+= -DHOSTPROG
-CPPFLAGS+= -Dlchown=chown -Dlchmod=chmod
 
 MLINKS+= pax.1 bsdtar.1
 .endif # defined(__MINIX)
diff --git a/include/unistd.h b/include/unistd.h
index c8aa39c8c..6ab39eb56 100644
--- a/include/unistd.h
+++ b/include/unistd.h
@@ -259,12 +259,12 @@ __pure int
 	 getpagesize(void);		/* legacy */
 #if !defined(__minix)
 pid_t	 getpgid(pid_t);
+#endif /* !defined(__minix) */
 #if defined(_XOPEN_SOURCE)
 int	 lchown(const char *, uid_t, gid_t) __RENAME(__posix_lchown);
 #else
 int	 lchown(const char *, uid_t, gid_t);
 #endif
-#endif /* !defined(__minix) */
 int	 lockf(int, int, off_t);
 #if __SSP_FORTIFY_LEVEL == 0
 ssize_t	 readlink(const char * __restrict, char * __restrict, size_t);
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys-minix/Makefile.inc b/lib/libc/sys-minix/Makefile.inc
index 2dea8f10d..b7d38d153 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys-minix/Makefile.inc
+++ b/lib/libc/sys-minix/Makefile.inc
@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ SRCS+= 	accept.c access.c adjtime.c bind.c brk.c sbrk.c m_closefrom.c getsid.c \
 # Minix specific syscalls / utils.
 SRCS+= cprofile.c sprofile.c stack_utils.c _mcontext.c
 
+# Emulation for missing lchown/lchmod
+OBJS+= lchown.o lchmod.o
+lchown.o lchown.pico lchown.bc: ${NETBSDSRCDIR}/tools/compat/lchown.c
+lchmod.o lchmod.pico lchmod.bc: ${NETBSDSRCDIR}/tools/compat/lchmod.c
+
 .include "${ARCHDIR}/sys-minix/Makefile.inc"
diff --git a/lib/libpuffs/Makefile b/lib/libpuffs/Makefile
index fd47ff51f..138d7a504 100644
--- a/lib/libpuffs/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libpuffs/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ LINTFLAGS+=-S -w
 SRCS+=		inode.c link.c misc.c mount.c open.c path.c path_puffs.c \
 		protect.c read.c stadir.c time.c utility.c table.c
 
-CPFFLAGS+=-Dlchown=chown -Dlchmod=chmod
 CPPFLAGS+= -D_MINIX_SYSTEM
 
 NOGCCERROR=yes
diff --git a/tools/compat/lchmod.c b/tools/compat/lchmod.c
index 459f77ae4..3d11ed284 100644
--- a/tools/compat/lchmod.c
+++ b/tools/compat/lchmod.c
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
 /* Emulate lchmod(2), checking path with lstat(2) first to ensure that
  * it's not a symlink, and then call chmod(2) */
 
+#if !defined(__minix) && !defined(_LIBC)
 #include "nbtool_config.h"
+#endif /* !defined(__minix) && !defined(_LIBC) */
 
 #if !HAVE_LCHMOD
 #include <sys/stat.h>
diff --git a/tools/compat/lchown.c b/tools/compat/lchown.c
index c99148dc5..ddd17e8f9 100644
--- a/tools/compat/lchown.c
+++ b/tools/compat/lchown.c
@@ -32,13 +32,19 @@
 /* Emulate lchown(2), checking path with lstat(2) first to ensure that
  * it's not a symlink, and then call chown(2) */
 
+#if !defined(__minix) && !defined(_LIBC)
 #include "nbtool_config.h"
+#endif /* !defined(__minix) && !defined(_LIBC) */
 
 #if !HAVE_LCHOWN
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#if defined(__minix) && defined(__weak_alias) && defined(_LIBC)
+__weak_alias(__posix_lchown, lchown)
+#endif /* defined(__minix) && defined(__weak_alias) && defined(_LIBC) */
+
 int
 lchown(const char *path, uid_t owner, gid_t group)
 {
diff --git a/usr.bin/sort/Makefile b/usr.bin/sort/Makefile
index 9219a2255..fd177c57f 100644
--- a/usr.bin/sort/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/sort/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,4 @@ SRCS+=	radix_sort.c
 LDADD+=-lutil
 DPADD+=${LIBUTIL}
 
-.if defined(__MINIX)
-CPPFLAGS+= -Dlchown=chown -Dlchmod=chmod
-.endif # defined(__MINIX)
-
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.sbin/mtree/Makefile b/usr.sbin/mtree/Makefile
index e2dea5f8c..3613e141a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/mtree/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/mtree/Makefile
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ MAN=	mtree.8
 SRCS=	compare.c crc.c create.c excludes.c misc.c mtree.c spec.c specspec.c \
 	verify.c getid.c pack_dev.c only.c
 .if (${HOSTPROG:U} == "")
-.if defined(__MINIX)
-CPPFLAGS+= -Dlchown=chown -Dlchmod=chmod 
-.endif
 DPADD+= ${LIBUTIL}
 LDADD+= -lutil
 .endif