diff --git a/mach/proto/ncg/fillem.c b/mach/proto/ncg/fillem.c
index dfb850475..b671d8962 100644
--- a/mach/proto/ncg/fillem.c
+++ b/mach/proto/ncg/fillem.c
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ in_init(filename) char *filename; {
 		error("Bad format %s",filename);
 }
 
+in_start() {
+#ifdef modhead
+	fprintf(codefile,"%s",modhead) ;
+#endif
+}
+
 in_finish() {
 }
 
diff --git a/mach/proto/ncg/main.c b/mach/proto/ncg/main.c
index f8f7d0077..e644642d5 100644
--- a/mach/proto/ncg/main.c
+++ b/mach/proto/ncg/main.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ main(argc,argv) char **argv; {
 	out_init(argv[1]);
 	readcodebytes();
 	itokcost();
+	in_start();
 	codegen(startupcode,maxply,TRUE,MAXINT,0);
 	error("Bombed out of codegen");
 }