diff --git a/src/kernel/libroot/libroot_init.c b/src/kernel/libroot/libroot_init.c
index be72bdab31..fb22df1f69 100644
--- a/src/kernel/libroot/libroot_init.c
+++ b/src/kernel/libroot/libroot_init.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 
 void initialize_before(image_id imageID, struct uspace_program_args const *args);
+void initialize_after(image_id imageID, struct uspace_program_args const *args);
 
 char *__progname = NULL;
 int __libc_argc;
@@ -47,6 +48,14 @@ initialize_before(image_id imageID, struct uspace_program_args const *args)
 }
 
 
+void
+initialize_after(image_id imageID, struct uspace_program_args const *args)
+{
+	// ToDo: can be moved to _before() once malloc() works before
+	__init_env(args);
+}
+
+
 void _init_c_library_(void);
 void
 _init_c_library_(void)