diff --git a/lib/posix/Makefile b/lib/posix/Makefile
index e9262eca6..e527dae51 100755
--- a/lib/posix/Makefile
+++ b/lib/posix/Makefile
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ libc_OBJECTS	= \
 	_write.o \
 	gettimeofday.o \
 	getopt.o \
-	lstat.o \
+	_lstat.o \
 	priority.o \
-	readlink.o \
-	symlink.o \
+	_readlink.o \
+	_symlink.o \
 	usleep.o \
 
 include ../Makefile.inc
diff --git a/lib/posix/lstat.c b/lib/posix/_lstat.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/posix/lstat.c
rename to lib/posix/_lstat.c
diff --git a/lib/posix/readlink.c b/lib/posix/_readlink.c
similarity index 91%
rename from lib/posix/readlink.c
rename to lib/posix/_readlink.c
index 3243c93bb..f1ce536e1 100644
--- a/lib/posix/readlink.c
+++ b/lib/posix/_readlink.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <lib.h>
+#define readlink _readlink
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
diff --git a/lib/posix/symlink.c b/lib/posix/_symlink.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/posix/symlink.c
rename to lib/posix/_symlink.c