diff --git a/elks/tools/objtools/ewcc b/elks/tools/objtools/ewcc
index 3cfe8b87f..b129ed550 100755
--- a/elks/tools/objtools/ewcc
+++ b/elks/tools/objtools/ewcc
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ if [ -z "$WATCOM" ]
 fi
 
 ELKSLIBCINCLUDE=$TOPDIR/libc/include
-ELKSINCLUDE1=$TOPDIR/include
-ELKSINCLUDE2=$TOPDIR/elks/include
-WATCINCLUDE=$WATCOM/h
+ELKSINCLUDE1=$TOPDIR/elks/include
+ELKSINCLUDE2=$TOPDIR/libc/include/watcom
 
 # owcc options:
 # -bnone                    # no target specific setup
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ CCFLAGS="\
     -I$ELKSLIBCINCLUDE              \
     -I$ELKSINCLUDE1                 \
     -I$ELKSINCLUDE2                 \
-    -I$WATCINCLUDE                  \
     "
 
 while true; do
diff --git a/libc/malloc/amalloc.c b/libc/malloc/amalloc.c
index 24ac19f41..029534ef5 100644
--- a/libc/malloc/amalloc.c
+++ b/libc/malloc/amalloc.c
@@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ __amalloc(size_t nbytes)
     ASSERT(allocp>=(NPTR)allocs && allocp<=alloct);
     ASSERT(malloc_check_heap());
     /* combine free areas at heap start before allocating from free area past allocp */
-    allocp = (NPTR)allocs;
+    //allocp = (NPTR)allocs;    /* NOTE: start at last allocation for speed */
     for(p=allocp; ; ) {
+        //f = nb = n = 0;
         for(temp=0; ; ) {
             if(!testbusy(next(p))) {
                 while(!testbusy(next(q = next(p)))) {
@@ -147,12 +148,15 @@ __amalloc(size_t nbytes)
                         (next(p) - p) * sizeof(union store),
                         (next(q) - q) * sizeof(union store));
                     next(p) = next(q);
+                    //f++;
                 }
                 /*debug2("q %04x p %04x nw %d p+nw %04x ", (unsigned)q, (unsigned)p,
                     nw, (unsigned)(p+nw));*/
+                //nb++;
                 if(q>=p+nw && p+nw>=p)
                     goto found;
             }
+            //n++;
             q = p;
             p = clearbusy(next(p));
             if(p>q) {
@@ -211,6 +215,7 @@ __amalloc(size_t nbytes)
 #endif
     }
 found:
+    //__dprintf("n %d, nb %d, f %d\n", n, nb, f);
     allocp = p + nw;
     ASSERT(allocp<=alloct);
     if(q>allocp) {
diff --git a/libc/system/execvpe.c b/libc/system/execvpe.c
index f76a4d8d0..252a43fa4 100644
--- a/libc/system/execvpe.c
+++ b/libc/system/execvpe.c
@@ -52,12 +52,13 @@ execvpe(const char *fname, char **argv, char **envp)
 	    strcpy(pname, path);
 	    strcat(pname, "/");
 	    strcat(pname, fname);
+	    if(p) *p++ = ':';
 
 	    tryrun(pname, argv, envp);
 	    if( errno == EACCES ) besterr = EACCES;
 	    if( errno == ENOMEM || errno == E2BIG || errno == ENOEXEC ) goto out;
 
-	    brk((char *)pname);
+	    brk(pname);
 	    pname = (char *)fname;
 	    if(p) *p++ = ':';
 	    path=p;