diff --git a/tools/make-empty-symbols b/tools/make-empty-symbols
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+#!/bin/sh
+echo "#include \"symbols.h\"" > symbols.c
+echo "const int symbols_nelts = 0;" >> symbols.c
+echo "const struct symbols symbols[] = {{0,0}};" >> symbols.c
+echo "#include \"loader/symbols.h\"" > symbols.h
+echo "extern const struct symbols symbols[1];">> symbols.h