diff -uNr glibc-2.0.7.orig/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel_stat.h glibc-2.0.7/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel_stat.h
--- glibc-2.0.7.orig/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel_stat.h	Sun Nov  8 01:29:19 1998
+++ glibc-2.0.7/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel_stat.h	Sun Nov  8 01:28:29 1998
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 /* Definition of `struct stat' used in the kernel..  */
+
+/* BAD glibc! you should have stuck with the copy from the original kernel
+   include files.
+
+   chris wing wingc@umich.edu
+   Sun Nov  8 01:27:26 EST 1998
+*/
+
 struct kernel_stat
   {
     unsigned short int st_dev;
@@ -7,8 +15,8 @@
     unsigned long int st_ino;
     unsigned short int st_mode;
     unsigned short int st_nlink;
-    unsigned short int st_uid;
-    unsigned short int st_gid;
+    unsigned int st_uid;
+    unsigned int st_gid;
     unsigned short int st_rdev;
     unsigned short int __pad2;
 #define _HAVE___PAD2