diff --git a/src/nohup/nohup.c.v b/src/nohup/nohup.c.v
index 9f74a30c..4cb10ef6 100644
--- a/src/nohup/nohup.c.v
+++ b/src/nohup/nohup.c.v
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 #include "unistd.h"
 
 fn C.dup2(oldfd int, newfd int) int
+
+// dup2_fds is the wrapper the pure .v file calls. V no longer permits a C call
+// directly in a .v file, so the declaration and the call have to sit on opposite
+// sides of the .c.v boundary.
+pub fn dup2_fds(oldfd int, newfd int) int {
+	return C.dup2(oldfd, newfd)
+}
diff --git a/src/nohup/nohup.v b/src/nohup/nohup.v
index 662a0ad6..b3297e3b 100644
--- a/src/nohup/nohup.v
+++ b/src/nohup/nohup.v
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ fn main() {
 			open_nohup_out(mut f, false) or { common.exit_with_error_message(tool_name, err.msg()) }
 		} else {
 			// couldn't find a v equilavent of this
-			C.dup2(os.stdout().fd, os.stderr().fd)
+			dup2_fds(os.stdout().fd, os.stderr().fd)
 		}
 	}