--- mkcmd-8.14.orig/bin/mkcmd/machine.h	2005-05-03 16:11:30.385384902 -0500
+++ mkcmd-8.14/bin/mkcmd/machine.h	2005-05-03 16:10:30.633203567 -0500
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(NEED_MALLOC_EXTERN)
-#define NEED_MALLOC_EXTERN	(!USE_MALLOC_H && !defined(NEXT2) && !defined(IRIX) && !defined(BSDI))
+#define NEED_MALLOC_EXTERN	(!USE_MALLOC_H && !defined(NEXT2) && !defined(IRIX) && !defined(BSDI) && !defined(LINUX))
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(NEED_OFFSET_TYPE)