diff --git a/sys/be/bemain.c b/sys/be/bemain.c
index b5a26bded..661273bb6 100644
--- a/sys/be/bemain.c
+++ b/sys/be/bemain.c
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ getlock(void)
     if (fd == -1) {
         error("cannot creat lock file.");
     } else {
-        if (write(fd, (genericptr_t) &hackpid, sizeof(hackpid))
-            != sizeof(hackpid)) {
+        if (write(fd, (genericptr_t) &g.hackpid, sizeof(g.hackpid))
+            != sizeof(g.hackpid)) {
             error("cannot write lock");
         }
         if (close(fd) == -1) {
diff --git a/sys/share/pcmain.c b/sys/share/pcmain.c
index 1f67b0efb..31f9c25cf 100644
--- a/sys/share/pcmain.c
+++ b/sys/share/pcmain.c
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ _CrtSetReportFile(_CRT_ASSERT, _CRTDBG_FILE_STDERR);*/
     if (fd < 0) {
         raw_print("Cannot create lock file");
     } else {
-        hackpid = 1;
-        write(fd, (genericptr_t) &hackpid, sizeof(hackpid));
+        g.hackpid = 1;
+        write(fd, (genericptr_t) &g.hackpid, sizeof(g.hackpid));
         nhclose(fd);
     }
 #ifdef MFLOPPY
diff --git a/sys/share/pcunix.c b/sys/share/pcunix.c
index f1cf7144e..eb78ff55f 100644
--- a/sys/share/pcunix.c
+++ b/sys/share/pcunix.c
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ gotlock:
 #endif
         error("cannot creat file (%s.)", fq_lock);
     } else {
-        if (write(fd, (char *) &hackpid, sizeof(hackpid))
-            != sizeof(hackpid)) {
+        if (write(fd, (char *) &g.hackpid, sizeof(g.hackpid))
+            != sizeof(g.hackpid)) {
 #if defined(CHDIR) && !defined(NOCWD_ASSUMPTIONS)
             chdirx(orgdir, 0);
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/vms/vmsunix.c b/sys/vms/vmsunix.c
index 1b75a86b0..e96c76f0d 100644
--- a/sys/vms/vmsunix.c
+++ b/sys/vms/vmsunix.c
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ gotlock:
     if (fd == -1) {
         error("cannot creat lock file.");
     } else {
-        if (write(fd, (char *) &hackpid, sizeof(hackpid))
-            != sizeof(hackpid)) {
+        if (write(fd, (char *) &g.hackpid, sizeof(g.hackpid))
+            != sizeof(g.hackpid)) {
             error("cannot write lock");
         }
         if (close(fd) == -1) {
diff --git a/sys/wince/winhack.c b/sys/wince/winhack.c
index 252fc9c84..c062c6622 100644
--- a/sys/wince/winhack.c
+++ b/sys/wince/winhack.c
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ gotlock:
     if (fd == -1) {
         error("cannot creat lock file (%s.)", fq_lock);
     } else {
-        if (write(fd, (char *) &hackpid, sizeof(hackpid))
-            != sizeof(hackpid)) {
+        if (write(fd, (char *) &g.hackpid, sizeof(g.hackpid))
+            != sizeof(g.hackpid)) {
             error("cannot write lock (%s)", fq_lock);
         }
         if (close(fd) == -1) {