diff --git a/kernel/modules/lib/stubs/file.v b/kernel/modules/lib/stubs/file.v
index f6e3b959c..5b5393ae5 100644
--- a/kernel/modules/lib/stubs/file.v
+++ b/kernel/modules/lib/stubs/file.v
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct C.__file {}
 
 type FILE = C.__file
 
+@[markused]
 __global (
 	stdin  = &FILE(unsafe { nil })
 	stdout = &FILE(unsafe { nil })