diff --git a/libc/include/FILE.h b/libc/include/FILE.h
index 601ae8c4..f289b35d 100644
--- a/libc/include/FILE.h
+++ b/libc/include/FILE.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ typedef struct FILE FILE;
 
 #define _FILE_MAX_PUSHBACK 8
 
+/* Note stdio/stdio.cpp's declarations of stdin/stdout/stderr also needs to be
+   changed if you make changes to this structure. */
 struct FILE
 {
 	/* This is non-standard, but useful. If you allocate your own FILE and
diff --git a/libc/init/init.cpp b/libc/init/init.cpp
index 8c2e313f..d8a8023d 100644
--- a/libc/init/init.cpp
+++ b/libc/init/init.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 extern "C" { char* program_invocation_name; }
 extern "C" { char* program_invocation_short_name; }
 
-extern "C" void init_stdio();
-
 static char* find_last_elem(char* str)
 {
 	size_t len = strlen(str);
@@ -49,7 +47,4 @@ extern "C" void initialize_standard_library(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 	// Initialize pthreads.
 	pthread_initialize();
-
-	// Initialize stdio.
-	init_stdio();
 }
diff --git a/libc/stdio/stdio.cpp b/libc/stdio/stdio.cpp
index 6edff655..b70ee6e8 100644
--- a/libc/stdio/stdio.cpp
+++ b/libc/stdio/stdio.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 *******************************************************************************/
 
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -32,35 +33,89 @@ static struct fdio_state stdin_fdio = { NULL, 0 };
 static struct fdio_state stdout_fdio = { NULL, 1 };
 static struct fdio_state stderr_fdio = { NULL, 2 };
 
-static FILE stdin_file;
-static FILE stdout_file;
-static FILE stderr_file;
+extern "C" {
 
-extern "C" { FILE* stdin = &stdin_file; }
-extern "C" { FILE* stdout = &stdout_file; }
-extern "C" { FILE* stderr = &stderr_file; }
+extern FILE __stdin_file;
+extern FILE __stdout_file;
+extern FILE __stderr_file;
 
-static void bootstrap_stdio(FILE* fp, struct fdio_state* fdio, int file_flags)
+FILE __stdin_file =
 {
-	fresetfile(fp);
+	/* buffersize = */ 0,
+	/* buffer = */ NULL,
+	/* user = */ &stdin_fdio,
+	/* free_user = */ NULL,
+	/* reopen_func = */ fdio_reopen,
+	/* read_func = */ fdio_read,
+	/* write_func = */ fdio_write,
+	/* seek_func = */ fdio_seek,
+	/* fileno_func = */ fdio_fileno,
+	/* close_func = */ fdio_close,
+	/* free_func = */ NULL,
+	/* file_lock = */ PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP,
+	/* fflush_indirect = */ NULL,
+	/* buffer_free_indirect = */ NULL,
+	/* prev = */ NULL,
+	/* next = */ &__stdout_file,
+	/* flags = */ _FILE_REGISTERED | _FILE_READABLE,
+	/* buffer_mode = */ -1,
+	/* offset_input_buffer = */ 0,
+	/* amount_input_buffered = */ 0,
+	/* amount_output_buffered = */ 0,
+};
 
-	fp->flags |= file_flags;
-	fp->user = fdio;
-	fp->reopen_func = fdio_reopen;
-	fp->read_func = fdio_read;
-	fp->write_func = fdio_write;
-	fp->seek_func = fdio_seek;
-	fp->fileno_func = fdio_fileno;
-	fp->close_func = fdio_close;
-
-	fregister(fp);
-}
-
-extern "C" void init_stdio()
+FILE __stdout_file
 {
-	bootstrap_stdio(stdin, &stdin_fdio, _FILE_READABLE);
-	bootstrap_stdio(stdout, &stdout_fdio, _FILE_WRITABLE);
-	bootstrap_stdio(stderr, &stderr_fdio, _FILE_WRITABLE);
+	/* buffersize = */ 0,
+	/* buffer = */ NULL,
+	/* user = */ &stdout_fdio,
+	/* free_user = */ NULL,
+	/* reopen_func = */ fdio_reopen,
+	/* read_func = */ fdio_read,
+	/* write_func = */ fdio_write,
+	/* seek_func = */ fdio_seek,
+	/* fileno_func = */ fdio_fileno,
+	/* close_func = */ fdio_close,
+	/* free_func = */ NULL,
+	/* file_lock = */ PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP,
+	/* fflush_indirect = */ NULL,
+	/* buffer_free_indirect = */ NULL,
+	/* prev = */ &__stdin_file,
+	/* next = */ &__stderr_file,
+	/* flags = */ _FILE_REGISTERED | _FILE_WRITABLE,
+	/* buffer_mode = */ -1,
+	/* offset_input_buffer = */ 0,
+	/* amount_input_buffered = */ 0,
+	/* amount_output_buffered = */ 0,
+};
 
-	stderr->buffer_mode = _IONBF;
-}
+FILE __stderr_file
+{
+	/* buffersize = */ 0,
+	/* buffer = */ NULL,
+	/* user = */ &stderr_fdio,
+	/* free_user = */ NULL,
+	/* reopen_func = */ fdio_reopen,
+	/* read_func = */ fdio_read,
+	/* write_func = */ fdio_write,
+	/* seek_func = */ fdio_seek,
+	/* fileno_func = */ fdio_fileno,
+	/* close_func = */ fdio_close,
+	/* free_func = */ NULL,
+	/* file_lock = */ PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP,
+	/* fflush_indirect = */ NULL,
+	/* buffer_free_indirect = */ NULL,
+	/* prev = */ &__stdout_file,
+	/* next = */ NULL,
+	/* flags = */ _FILE_REGISTERED | _FILE_WRITABLE,
+	/* buffer_mode = */ _IONBF,
+	/* offset_input_buffer = */ 0,
+	/* amount_input_buffered = */ 0,
+	/* amount_output_buffered = */ 0,
+};
+
+FILE* stdin = &__stdin_file;
+FILE* stdout = &__stdout_file;
+FILE* stderr = &__stderr_file;
+
+} // extern "C"
diff --git a/libc/stdlib/exit.cpp b/libc/stdlib/exit.cpp
index 8ccda665..c85cc67a 100644
--- a/libc/stdlib/exit.cpp
+++ b/libc/stdlib/exit.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ extern "C" { struct exit_handler* __exit_handler_stack = NULL; }
 static pthread_mutex_t exit_lock = PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP;
 static bool currently_exiting = false;
 
+extern "C" FILE __stdin_file;
+
 extern "C" { DIR* __first_dir = NULL; }
 extern "C" { pthread_mutex_t __first_dir_lock = PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP; }
-extern "C" { FILE* __first_file = NULL; }
+extern "C" { FILE* __first_file = &__stdin_file; }
 extern "C" { pthread_mutex_t __first_file_lock = PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP; }
 
 extern "C" void exit(int status)