diff --git a/vlib/builtin/linux_bare/libc_impl.c.v b/vlib/builtin/linux_bare/libc_impl.v
similarity index 85%
rename from vlib/builtin/linux_bare/libc_impl.c.v
rename to vlib/builtin/linux_bare/libc_impl.v
index 3310ad032098f1..03eec7e573541f 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/linux_bare/libc_impl.c.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/linux_bare/libc_impl.v
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import dlmalloc
 __global global_allocator dlmalloc.Dlmalloc
 
 [unsafe]
-pub fn memcpy(dest &C.void, src &C.void, n usize) &C.void {
+pub fn memcpy(dest voidptr, src voidptr, n usize) voidptr {
 	dest_ := unsafe { &u8(dest) }
 	src_ := unsafe { &u8(src) }
 	unsafe {
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ pub fn memcpy(dest &C.void, src &C.void, n usize) &C.void {
 
 [export: 'malloc']
 [unsafe]
-fn __malloc(n usize) &C.void {
+fn __malloc(n usize) voidptr {
 	return unsafe { global_allocator.malloc(n) }
 }
 
 [unsafe]
-fn strlen(_s &C.void) usize {
+fn strlen(_s voidptr) usize {
 	s := unsafe { &u8(_s) }
 	mut i := 0
 	for ; unsafe { s[i] } != 0; i++ {}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn strlen(_s &C.void) usize {
 }
 
 [unsafe]
-fn realloc(old_area &C.void, new_size usize) &C.void {
+fn realloc(old_area voidptr, new_size usize) voidptr {
 	if old_area == 0 {
 		return unsafe { malloc(int(new_size)) }
 	}
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fn realloc(old_area &C.void, new_size usize) &C.void {
 		unsafe { free(old_area) }
 		return 0
 	}
-	old_size := unsafe { *(&u64(old_area - sizeof(u64))) }
+	old_size := unsafe { *(&u64(&u64(old_area) - sizeof(u64))) }
 	if u64(new_size) <= old_size {
 		return unsafe { old_area }
 	} else {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fn realloc(old_area &C.void, new_size usize) &C.void {
 }
 
 [unsafe]
-fn memset(s &C.void, c int, n usize) &C.void {
+fn memset(s voidptr, c int, n usize) voidptr {
 	mut s_ := unsafe { &char(s) }
 	for i in 0 .. int(n) {
 		unsafe {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fn memset(s &C.void, c int, n usize) &C.void {
 }
 
 [unsafe]
-fn memmove(dest &C.void, src &C.void, n usize) &C.void {
+fn memmove(dest voidptr, src voidptr, n usize) voidptr {
 	dest_ := unsafe { &u8(dest) }
 	src_ := unsafe { &u8(src) }
 	mut temp_buf := unsafe { malloc(int(n)) }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ fn memmove(dest &C.void, src &C.void, n usize) &C.void {
 
 [export: 'calloc']
 [unsafe]
-fn __calloc(nmemb usize, size usize) &C.void {
+fn __calloc(nmemb usize, size usize) voidptr {
 	new_area := unsafe { malloc(int(nmemb) * int(size)) }
 	unsafe { memset(new_area, 0, nmemb * size) }
 	return new_area
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ fn getchar() int {
 	return int(x)
 }
 
-fn memcmp(a &C.void, b &C.void, n usize) int {
+fn memcmp(a voidptr, b voidptr, n usize) int {
 	a_ := unsafe { &u8(a) }
 	b_ := unsafe { &u8(b) }
 	for i in 0 .. int(n) {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fn memcmp(a &C.void, b &C.void, n usize) int {
 
 [export: 'free']
 [unsafe]
-fn __free(ptr &C.void) {
+fn __free(ptr voidptr) {
 	unsafe {
 		global_allocator.free_(ptr)
 	}