diff --git a/modules/src/alloc/Makefile b/modules/src/alloc/Makefile
index de720ea75..db6925221 100644
--- a/modules/src/alloc/Makefile
+++ b/modules/src/alloc/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ HDIR = $(EMHOME)/modules/h
 INSTALL=$(EMHOME)/modules/install
 COMPARE=$(EMHOME)/modules/compare
 INCLUDES = -I. -I$(HDIR)
+AR = ar
 
 CFLAGS = -O $(INCLUDES)
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ OBJECTS =	botch.o clear.o st_alloc.o Malloc.o Salloc.o \
 all:		liballoc.a
 
 liballoc.a:	$(OBJECTS)
-		ar cr liballoc.a $(OBJECTS)
+		$(AR) cr liballoc.a $(OBJECTS)
 		-sh -c 'ranlib liballoc.a'
 
 install:	all
diff --git a/modules/src/alloc/Malloc.c b/modules/src/alloc/Malloc.c
index db538eef9..f8ac6c24d 100644
--- a/modules/src/alloc/Malloc.c
+++ b/modules/src/alloc/Malloc.c
@@ -8,11 +8,8 @@
 /*	The memory allocation routines offered in this file are:
 
 	char *Malloc(n)		: allocate n bytes
-
-	This file imports routines from "system".
 */
 
-#include	<system.h>
 #include	"in_all.h"
 #include	"alloc.h"
 
diff --git a/modules/src/alloc/Realloc.c b/modules/src/alloc/Realloc.c
index 643bd9a8c..50652643a 100644
--- a/modules/src/alloc/Realloc.c
+++ b/modules/src/alloc/Realloc.c
@@ -8,11 +8,8 @@
 /*	The memory allocation routines offered in this file are:
 
 	char *Realloc(ptr, n)	: reallocate buffer to n bytes
-
-	This file imports routines from "system".
 */
 
-#include	<system.h>
 #include	"in_all.h"
 #include	"alloc.h"
 
diff --git a/modules/src/alloc/Salloc.c b/modules/src/alloc/Salloc.c
index 33c93e443..f553c4941 100644
--- a/modules/src/alloc/Salloc.c
+++ b/modules/src/alloc/Salloc.c
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@
 
 	char *Salloc(str, n)	: allocate n bytes, initialized with the string
 					str
-
-	This file imports routines from "system".
 */
 
-#include	<system.h>
 #include	"in_all.h"
 #include	"alloc.h"
 
diff --git a/modules/src/alloc/Srealloc.c b/modules/src/alloc/Srealloc.c
index 9f1fede3c..2f04d965c 100644
--- a/modules/src/alloc/Srealloc.c
+++ b/modules/src/alloc/Srealloc.c
@@ -8,11 +8,8 @@
 /*	The memory allocation routines offered in this file are:
 
 	char *Srealloc(ptr, n)	: reallocate buffer to n bytes
-
-	This file imports routines from "system".
 */
 
-#include	<system.h>
 #include	"in_all.h"
 #include	"alloc.h"
 
diff --git a/modules/src/alloc/alloc.3 b/modules/src/alloc/alloc.3
index e2d6fecc7..4d169f804 100644
--- a/modules/src/alloc/alloc.3
+++ b/modules/src/alloc/alloc.3
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ These last two routines are best used in a macro.
 ~em/modules/h/alloc.h
 ~em/modules/lib/liballoc.a
 .fi
+.SH "MODULES USED"
+system(3)
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 malloc(3)
 .SH DIAGNOSTICS