diff --git a/lib/libposix/Makefile b/lib/libposix/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..55ba60041ac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libposix/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.1 1997/05/18 20:14:21 kleink Exp $
+
+LIB=	posix
+
+CFLAGS+=-D_REENTRANT -I${.CURDIR}/../libc/include
+AINC=	-I${.CURDIR}/../libc/arch/${MACHINE_ARCH}
+.if defined(DESTDIR)
+AINC+=	-nostdinc -idirafter ${DESTDIR}/usr/include
+.endif
+
+.include "${.CURDIR}/sys/Makefile.inc"
+
+.include <bsd.lib.mk>
diff --git a/lib/libposix/shlib_version b/lib/libposix/shlib_version
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index 000000000000..97c9f92d6b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libposix/shlib_version
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+major=0
+minor=0
diff --git a/lib/libposix/sys/Makefile.inc b/lib/libposix/sys/Makefile.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8cdfa38273e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libposix/sys/Makefile.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile.inc,v 1.1 1997/05/18 20:14:22 kleink Exp $
+
+# sys sources
+.PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../libc/arch/${MACHINE_ARCH}/sys ${.CURDIR}/sys
+
+# stubs providing an entry "foo" but calling "posix_foo()"
+PSEUDO=	rename.o
+PPSEUDO=${PSEUDO:.o=.po}
+SPSEUDO=${PSEUDO:.o=.so}
+LPSEUDO=${PSEUDO:.o=.ln}
+
+OBJS+=	${PSEUDO}
+LOBJS+=	${LPSEUDO}
+
+
+${PPSEUDO}: ${.CURDIR}/../libc/arch/${MACHINE_ARCH}/SYS.h \
+    ${DESTDIR}/usr/include/sys/syscall.h
+	@echo creating ${.TARGET}
+	@printf '#include "SYS.h"\n \
+	    PSEUDO(${.PREFIX},${.PREFIX:S/^/posix_/})\n' | \
+	    ${CPP} -DPROF ${CFLAGS:M-[ID]*} ${AINC} | ${AS} -o ${.TARGET}.o
+	@${LD} -X -r ${.TARGET}.o -o ${.TARGET}
+	@rm -f ${.TARGET}.o
+
+.if (${MACHINE_ARCH} != "alpha")
+${SPSEUDO}: ${.CURDIR}/../libc/arch/${MACHINE_ARCH}/SYS.h \
+    ${DESTDIR}/usr/include/sys/syscall.h
+	@echo creating ${.TARGET}
+	@printf '#include "SYS.h"\n \
+	    PSEUDO(${.PREFIX},${.PREFIX:S/^/posix_/})\n' | \
+	    ${CPP} -DPIC ${CFLAGS:M-[ID]*} ${AINC} | ${AS} -k -o ${.TARGET}
+.else
+${SPSEUDO}: ${.CURDIR}/../libc/arch/${MACHINE_ARCH}/SYS.h \
+    ${DESTDIR}/usr/include/sys/syscall.h
+	@echo creating ${.TARGET}
+	@printf '#include "SYS.h"\n \
+	    PSEUDO(${.PREFIX},${.PREFIX:S/^/posix_/})\n' | \
+	    ${CPP} -DPIC ${CFLAGS:M-[ID]*} ${AINC} | ${AS} -o ${.TARGET}
+.endif
+
+${PSEUDO}: ${.CURDIR}/../libc/arch/${MACHINE_ARCH}/SYS.h \
+    ${DESTDIR}/usr/include/sys/syscall.h
+	@echo creating ${.TARGET}
+	@printf '#include "SYS.h"\n \
+	    PSEUDO(${.PREFIX},${.PREFIX:S/^/posix_/})\n' | \
+	    ${CPP} ${CFLAGS:M-[ID]*} ${AINC} | ${AS} -o ${.TARGET}.o
+	@${LD} -X -r ${.TARGET}.o -o ${.TARGET}
+	@rm -f ${.TARGET}.o
+
+${LPSEUDO}: ${DESTDIR}/usr/include/sys/syscall.h ${.CURDIR}/sys/makelintstub
+	@echo creating ${.TARGET}
+	@${.CURDIR}/sys/makelintstub ${.PREFIX:S/posix_//} ${.PREFIX} | \
+	    ${LINT} -z ${LINTFLAGS} ${CFLAGS:M-[IDU]*} -i -o ${.TARGET} -