diff --git a/libc/calls/metalfile.c b/libc/calls/metalfile.c
index 5d2c57540d8..757b2206ca4 100644
--- a/libc/calls/metalfile.c
+++ b/libc/calls/metalfile.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/weaken.h"
 #include "libc/macros.h"
 #include "libc/mem/mem.h"
+#include "libc/runtime/internal.h"
 #include "libc/runtime/pc.internal.h"
 #include "libc/runtime/runtime.h"
 #include "libc/str/str.h"
@@ -80,4 +81,9 @@ textstartup void InitializeMetalFile(void) {
   }
 }
 
+textstartup void SetMetalPid(void) {
+  if (IsMetal())
+    __pid = 1;
+}
+
 #endif /* __x86_64__ */
diff --git a/libc/calls/metalfile_init.S b/libc/calls/metalfile_init.S
index 0f5466fc50f..ac8407a3d40 100644
--- a/libc/calls/metalfile_init.S
+++ b/libc/calls/metalfile_init.S
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@
 #include "libc/macros.h"
 #include "libc/calls/metalfile.internal.h"
 
-	.init.start 102,_init_metalfile
+	.init.start 203,_init_metalfile
 	push	%rdi
 	push	%rsi
 	call	InitializeMetalFile
+	call	SetMetalPid
 	pop	%rsi
 	pop	%rdi
-	.init.end 102,_init_metalfile
+	.init.end 203,_init_metalfile
 APE_COM_NAME:
 	.endobj	APE_COM_NAME,globl,hidden