diff --git a/assets/initrd.toml b/assets/initrd.toml
index 499a5c1..179dd27 100644
--- a/assets/initrd.toml
+++ b/assets/initrd.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #                               # initial application for the kernel to execute
 #                               # on startup
 
+[[files]]
+dest = "vdso.so"
+source = "host/libvdso.so"
+
 [[files]]
 dest = "screenfont.psf"
 source = "../assets/fonts/tamsyn8x16r.psf"
diff --git a/scripts/templates/build.ninja.j2 b/scripts/templates/build.ninja.j2
index e15cab4..0f256f2 100644
--- a/scripts/templates/build.ninja.j2
+++ b/scripts/templates/build.ninja.j2
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ build $builddir/fatroot/efi/boot/bootx64.efi : cp $builddir/boot/boot.efi
     name = bootloader to FAT image
 
 build $builddir/fatroot/initrd.img : makerd ${srcroot}/assets/initrd.toml | $
+    ${builddir}/host/libvdso.so $
     ${builddir}/native/makerd $
     ${builddir}/user/nulldrv
 
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/vdso.ld b/src/arch/x86_64/vdso.ld
index 83e1383..3c6217c 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/vdso.ld
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/vdso.ld
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 PHDRS {
-	rodata PT_LOAD FLAGS(4) FILEHDR PHDRS ;
+	headers PT_PHDR FLAGS(4) FILEHDR PHDRS ;
+	rodata PT_LOAD FLAGS(4) ;
 	text PT_LOAD FLAGS(5) ;
 	dynamic PT_DYNAMIC FLAGS(4) ;
 	note PT_NOTE ;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 		*(.plt*)
 		*(.note.*)
 		*(.hash*)
+		*(.debug*)
 	}
 
 	.illegal.relocations : {
@@ -53,6 +55,10 @@ SECTIONS {
 		KEEP(*(.eh_frame_hdr))
 	} :eh_frame
 
+	.shstrtab : {
+		*(.shstrtab)
+	}
+
 	.text ALIGN(0x1000) : {
 		*(.text*)
 		*(.init*)