diff --git a/insmod.c b/insmod.c
index 0c81af6f0..8267606e1 100644
--- a/insmod.c
+++ b/insmod.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 #ifndef MODUTILS_MODULE_H
 #define MODUTILS_MODULE_H 1
 
-#ident "$Id: insmod.c,v 1.25 2000/09/25 21:45:58 andersen Exp $"
+#ident "$Id: insmod.c,v 1.26 2000/09/28 20:52:55 proski Exp $"
 
 /* This file contains the structures used by the 2.0 and 2.1 kernels.
    We do not use the kernel headers directly because we do not wish
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ int delete_module(const char *);
 #ifndef MODUTILS_OBJ_H
 #define MODUTILS_OBJ_H 1
 
-#ident "$Id: insmod.c,v 1.25 2000/09/25 21:45:58 andersen Exp $"
+#ident "$Id: insmod.c,v 1.26 2000/09/28 20:52:55 proski Exp $"
 
 /* The relocatable object is manipulated using elfin types.  */
 
@@ -323,7 +323,12 @@ int delete_module(const char *);
 /* this is the previous behavior, but it does result in
    insmod.c being broken on anything except i386 */
 
+#ifndef EM_486
+#define MATCH_MACHINE(x)  (x == EM_386)
+#else
 #define MATCH_MACHINE(x)  (x == EM_386 || x == EM_486)
+#endif
+
 #define SHT_RELM	SHT_REL
 #define Elf32_RelM	Elf32_Rel
 
diff --git a/miscutils/update.c b/miscutils/update.c
index e9f496913..7279d83a8 100644
--- a/miscutils/update.c
+++ b/miscutils/update.c
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ extern int update_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		/* Become a proper daemon */
 		setsid();
 		chdir("/");
+#ifdef OPEN_MAX
 		for (pid = 0; pid < OPEN_MAX; pid++) close(pid);
+#else
+		/* glibc 2.1.92 requires using sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX) */
+		for (pid = 0; pid < sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX); pid++) close(pid);
+#endif
 
 		/*
 		 * This is no longer necessary since 1.3.5x, but it will harmlessly
diff --git a/modutils/insmod.c b/modutils/insmod.c
index 0c81af6f0..8267606e1 100644
--- a/modutils/insmod.c
+++ b/modutils/insmod.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 #ifndef MODUTILS_MODULE_H
 #define MODUTILS_MODULE_H 1
 
-#ident "$Id: insmod.c,v 1.25 2000/09/25 21:45:58 andersen Exp $"
+#ident "$Id: insmod.c,v 1.26 2000/09/28 20:52:55 proski Exp $"
 
 /* This file contains the structures used by the 2.0 and 2.1 kernels.
    We do not use the kernel headers directly because we do not wish
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ int delete_module(const char *);
 #ifndef MODUTILS_OBJ_H
 #define MODUTILS_OBJ_H 1
 
-#ident "$Id: insmod.c,v 1.25 2000/09/25 21:45:58 andersen Exp $"
+#ident "$Id: insmod.c,v 1.26 2000/09/28 20:52:55 proski Exp $"
 
 /* The relocatable object is manipulated using elfin types.  */
 
@@ -323,7 +323,12 @@ int delete_module(const char *);
 /* this is the previous behavior, but it does result in
    insmod.c being broken on anything except i386 */
 
+#ifndef EM_486
+#define MATCH_MACHINE(x)  (x == EM_386)
+#else
 #define MATCH_MACHINE(x)  (x == EM_386 || x == EM_486)
+#endif
+
 #define SHT_RELM	SHT_REL
 #define Elf32_RelM	Elf32_Rel
 
diff --git a/update.c b/update.c
index e9f496913..7279d83a8 100644
--- a/update.c
+++ b/update.c
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ extern int update_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		/* Become a proper daemon */
 		setsid();
 		chdir("/");
+#ifdef OPEN_MAX
 		for (pid = 0; pid < OPEN_MAX; pid++) close(pid);
+#else
+		/* glibc 2.1.92 requires using sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX) */
+		for (pid = 0; pid < sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX); pid++) close(pid);
+#endif
 
 		/*
 		 * This is no longer necessary since 1.3.5x, but it will harmlessly