diff --git a/lib/lists.h b/lib/lists.h
index 37c56efb..80a4dc93 100644
--- a/lib/lists.h
+++ b/lib/lists.h
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ typedef struct list {			/* In fact two overlayed nodes */
 
 #define EMPTY_LIST(list) (!(list).head->next)
 
+
+#ifndef _BIRD_LISTS_C_
+#define LIST_INLINE static inline
+#include "lib/lists.c"
+#undef LIST_INLINE
+
+#else /* _BIRD_LISTS_C_ */
+#define LIST_INLINE
 void add_tail(list *, node *);
 void add_head(list *, node *);
 void rem_node(node *);
@@ -57,13 +65,6 @@ void rem2_node(node *);
 void add_tail_list(list *, list *);
 void init_list(list *);
 void insert_node(node *, node *);
-
-#ifndef _BIRD_LISTS_C_
-#define LIST_INLINE extern inline
-#include "lib/lists.c"
-#undef LIST_INLINE
-#else
-#define LIST_INLINE
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/mergedirs b/tools/mergedirs
index 883e6f17..fb48c6c7 100755
--- a/tools/mergedirs
+++ b/tools/mergedirs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if [ -z "$4" ] ; then
 	echo "Usage: mergedirs <src-dir> <src-dir-rel> <obj-dir> <list-of-dirs>"
 	exit 1
 	fi
-cpp=${CPP:-gcc -E}
+cpp=${CPP:-cc -E}
 SRCDIR=$1
 shift
 SRCREL=$1