--- Libc/Libc-320/ppc/pthreads/init_cpu_capabilities.c
+++ Libc/Libc-262.2.12/ppc/pthreads/init_cpu_capabilities.c
@@ -29,16 +29,13 @@
 #include <machine/cpu_capabilities.h>
 #undef	__APPLE_API_PRIVATE
 
-extern int _get_cpu_capabilities(void);
-
+int _cpu_has_altivec = 0;		// DEPRECATED: use _cpu_capabilities instead
 int _cpu_capabilities = 0;
-int _cpu_has_altivec = 0;		// DEPRECATED: use _cpu_capabilities instead
 
 __private_extern__ void
 _init_cpu_capabilities( void )
 {
-	int temp = _get_cpu_capabilities();
-	_cpu_capabilities = temp;
+    _cpu_capabilities = *(int*) _COMM_PAGE_CPU_CAPABILITIES;	// pull out of commpage
     
-	_cpu_has_altivec = (temp & kHasAltivec) ? 1 : 0;
+    _cpu_has_altivec = (_cpu_capabilities & kHasAltivec) ? 1 : 0;
 }