diff --git a/AK/kmalloc.h b/AK/kmalloc.h
index d6a5966e3d..d5bf402c76 100644
--- a/AK/kmalloc.h
+++ b/AK/kmalloc.h
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#ifndef KERNEL
-#include <new>
-#endif
-
 #if defined(SERENITY) && defined(KERNEL)
 #define AK_MAKE_ETERNAL \
 public: \
@@ -48,4 +44,9 @@ inline void operator delete[](void* ptr)
     return kfree(ptr);
 }
 
+inline void* operator new(size_t, void* ptr)
+{
+    return ptr;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/LibC/Makefile b/LibC/Makefile
index 6910d70cab..dd2d7c839d 100644
--- a/LibC/Makefile
+++ b/LibC/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ AS = i686-pc-serenity-as
 all: $(LIBRARY) startfiles
 
 startfiles:
-	@echo "CXX $<"; $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o crt0.o -c crt0.cpp
+	@echo "CXX crt0.o"; $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o crt0.o -c crt0.cpp
 	cp crti.ao crti.o
 	cp crtn.ao crtn.o