diff --git a/minix/commands/Makefile b/minix/commands/Makefile
index cb9ca97d7..48716f071 100644
--- a/minix/commands/Makefile
+++ b/minix/commands/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SUBDIR=	add_route arp at backup btrace \
 	ci cleantmp co \
 	compress crc cron crontab \
 	decomp16 DESCRIBE devmand devsize dhcpd \
-	dhrystone diff diskctl \
+	dhrystone diskctl \
 	eject fbdctl \
 	fix format fsck.mfs \
 	gcov-pull host \
diff --git a/minix/usr.bin/Makefile b/minix/usr.bin/Makefile
index 4a115a3f8..2ca8843be 100644
--- a/minix/usr.bin/Makefile
+++ b/minix/usr.bin/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 SUBDIR+=	eepromread
 .endif # ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "earm"
 
+SUBDIR+=	diff
 SUBDIR+=	grep
 SUBDIR+=	mined
 SUBDIR+=	ministat
diff --git a/minix/commands/diff/Makefile b/minix/usr.bin/diff/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from minix/commands/diff/Makefile
rename to minix/usr.bin/diff/Makefile
diff --git a/minix/commands/diff/diff.1 b/minix/usr.bin/diff/diff.1
similarity index 100%
rename from minix/commands/diff/diff.1
rename to minix/usr.bin/diff/diff.1
diff --git a/minix/commands/diff/diff.c b/minix/usr.bin/diff/diff.c
similarity index 100%
rename from minix/commands/diff/diff.c
rename to minix/usr.bin/diff/diff.c
diff --git a/minix/commands/diff/diff.h b/minix/usr.bin/diff/diff.h
similarity index 100%
rename from minix/commands/diff/diff.h
rename to minix/usr.bin/diff/diff.h
diff --git a/minix/commands/diff/diffdir.c b/minix/usr.bin/diff/diffdir.c
similarity index 98%
rename from minix/commands/diff/diffdir.c
rename to minix/usr.bin/diff/diffdir.c
index 2d6f091be..cc4fb992c 100644
--- a/minix/commands/diff/diffdir.c
+++ b/minix/usr.bin/diff/diffdir.c
@@ -176,7 +176,11 @@ getdiffdirentries(int fd, char *buf, int nbytes)
 	if(!(read_de = malloc(readlen)))
 		errx(1, "getdiffdirentries: can't malloc");
 
+#ifndef __minix
 	dentsbytes_actual = getdents(fd, (struct dirent *) read_de, readlen);
+#else /* __minix */
+	dentsbytes_actual = getdents(fd, read_de, readlen);
+#endif /* __minix */
 
 	if(dentsbytes_actual <= 0)
 		return dentsbytes_actual;
diff --git a/minix/commands/diff/diffreg.c b/minix/usr.bin/diff/diffreg.c
similarity index 100%
rename from minix/commands/diff/diffreg.c
rename to minix/usr.bin/diff/diffreg.c
diff --git a/minix/commands/diff/pathnames.h b/minix/usr.bin/diff/pathnames.h
similarity index 100%
rename from minix/commands/diff/pathnames.h
rename to minix/usr.bin/diff/pathnames.h
diff --git a/minix/commands/diff/xmalloc.c b/minix/usr.bin/diff/xmalloc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from minix/commands/diff/xmalloc.c
rename to minix/usr.bin/diff/xmalloc.c
diff --git a/minix/commands/diff/xmalloc.h b/minix/usr.bin/diff/xmalloc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from minix/commands/diff/xmalloc.h
rename to minix/usr.bin/diff/xmalloc.h