diff --git ./Makefile.in ./Makefile.in
index fb01134..bf1973e 100644
--- ./Makefile.in
+++ ./Makefile.in
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ include $(srcdir)/kexec/Makefile
 
 # vmcore-dmesg (read dmesg from a vmcore)
 #
-include $(srcdir)/vmcore-dmesg/Makefile
+#include $(srcdir)/vmcore-dmesg/Makefile
 
 #
 # kexec_test (test program)
 #
-include $(srcdir)/kexec_test/Makefile
+#include $(srcdir)/kexec_test/Makefile
 
 SPEC=$(PACKAGE_NAME).spec
 GENERATED_SRCS:= $(SPEC)
diff --git ./kexec/kexec.c ./kexec/kexec.c
index bc6ab3d..b82725b 100644
--- ./kexec/kexec.c
+++ ./kexec/kexec.c
@@ -805,6 +805,27 @@ static int my_load(const char *type, int fileind, int argc, char **argv,
 	if (sort_segments(&info) < 0) {
 		return -1;
 	}
+
+#if 1
+	// force segment 0 to have memsz == bufsz
+	// so that it won't overwrite EBDA
+	if (info.segment[0].mem == 0)
+	{
+		if (kexec_debug)
+			printf("hack ebda into segment 0!\n");
+
+		uint8_t * ebda = calloc(1, info.segment[0].memsz);
+		memcpy(ebda, info.segment[0].buf, info.segment[0].bufsz);
+		info.segment[0].bufsz = info.segment[0].memsz;
+		info.segment[0].buf = ebda;
+
+		// install some default EBDA values that are off scale,
+		// which will force Xen to use the multiboot info
+		*(uint16_t*)(ebda + 0x40e) = 0xFFFF; // segment
+		*(uint16_t*)(ebda + 0x413) = 0xFFFF; // size
+	}
+#endif
+
 	/* if purgatory is loaded update it */
 	update_purgatory(&info);
 	if (entry)
diff --git ./purgatory/Makefile ./purgatory/Makefile
index 2dd6c47..2de8f07 100644
--- ./purgatory/Makefile
+++ ./purgatory/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ purgatory/sha256.o: $(srcdir)/util_lib/sha256.c
 	mkdir -p $(@D)
 	$(COMPILE.c) -o $@ $^
 
-$(PURGATORY): CC=$(TARGET_CC)
 $(PURGATORY): CFLAGS=$(PURGATORY_EXTRA_CFLAGS) \
 		      $($(ARCH)_PURGATORY_EXTRA_CFLAGS) \
 		      -Os -fno-builtin -ffreestanding \
diff --git ./util/Makefile ./util/Makefile
index 948ee63..833a897 100644
--- ./util/Makefile
+++ ./util/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ BIN_TO_HEX:= bin/bin-to-hex
 
 $(BIN_TO_HEX): $(srcdir)/util/bin-to-hex.c
 	@$(MKDIR) -p $(@D)
-	$(LINK.o) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+	$(BUILD_CC) $(BUILD_CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
 
 $(BIN_TO_HEX): CC=$(BUILD_CC)
 $(BIN_TO_HEX): CFLAGS=$(BUILD_CFLAGS)