diff --git a/programs/games/checkers/trunk/Tupfile.lua b/programs/games/checkers/trunk/Tupfile.lua
index e8e57aae7f..b78a5376e8 100644
--- a/programs/games/checkers/trunk/Tupfile.lua
+++ b/programs/games/checkers/trunk/Tupfile.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 if tup.getconfig("NO_GCC") ~= "" then return end
 HELPERDIR = (tup.getconfig("HELPERDIR") == "") and "../../.." or tup.getconfig("HELPERDIR")
 tup.include(HELPERDIR .. "/use_gcc.lua")
-tup.include(HELPERDIR .. "/use_menuetlibc.lua")
+tup.include(HELPERDIR .. "/use_newlib.lua")
 
 if tup.getconfig("LANG") == "ru"
 then C_LANG = "LANG_RUS"
 else C_LANG = "LANG_ENG" -- this includes default case without config
 end
+LIBS = "-lsupc++ -lstdc++ " .. LIBS
+LDFLAGS = LDFLAGS .. " --subsystem native"
 CFLAGS = CFLAGS .. " -D_KOLIBRI -DAUTOBUILD -D" .. C_LANG .. " -DNO_FILES -fwhole-program"
 
 compile_gcc{"checkers.cpp"}
diff --git a/programs/games/checkers/trunk/sysproc.h b/programs/games/checkers/trunk/sysproc.h
index d3e76e0c1d..48d7c75849 100644
--- a/programs/games/checkers/trunk/sysproc.h
+++ b/programs/games/checkers/trunk/sysproc.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   inline long GetProcessId() {return 0;}
   inline long DuplicateProcess() {return -1;}
   inline int random(int m) {return ((unsigned long)rand()) % m;}
-  inline void randomize() {srand(__menuet__getsystemclock());}
+  inline void randomize() {srand(time(0));}
 #elif defined __GNUC__
 # include <unistd.h>
 # define DIR_SEPARATOR	('/')