diff --git a/kernel/syscall.c b/kernel/syscall.c
index d849354f..8c0af17e 100644
--- a/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -25,19 +25,6 @@
 #include <metalsvm/spinlock.h>
 #include <metalsvm/time.h>
 
-static int sys_read(int fd, const char *buf, size_t len)
-{
-	unsigned int readbytes;
-	readbytes = read_fs(
-			per_core(current_task)->fildes_table[fd].node, 
-			(uint8_t*)buf, len, 
-			per_core(current_task)->fildes_table[fd].offset);
-	per_core(current_task)->fildes_table[fd].offset += readbytes;
-	//kprintf("fd:%i, Dateilaenge:%i, Dateiinhalt: %s \n", fd, len, buf);
-	/* Beware: still reading above file limit! */
-	return readbytes; 
-}
- 
 static int sys_write(int fd, const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	unsigned int wrotebytes;
@@ -70,7 +57,25 @@ static int sys_close(int fd)
 	per_core(current_task)->fildes_table[fd].offset = 0;
 	return 0;
 
- }
+}
+
+static int sys_read(int fd, const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	unsigned int readbytes;
+	readbytes = read_fs(
+			per_core(current_task)->fildes_table[fd].node, 
+			(uint8_t*)buf, len, 
+			per_core(current_task)->fildes_table[fd].offset);
+	per_core(current_task)->fildes_table[fd].offset += readbytes;
+	//kprintf("fd:%i, Dateilaenge:%i, Dateiinhalt: %s X: %i\n", fd, len, buf, readbytes);
+	/* Beware: still reading above file limit! */
+	return readbytes; 
+}
+ 
+static int sys_lseek(int fd, off_t pos, int origin)
+{
+	return 2;
+}
 
 static int sys_sbrk(int incr)
 {
@@ -113,13 +118,6 @@ int syscall_handler(uint32_t sys_nr, ...)
 		sys_exit(va_arg(vl, uint32_t));
 		ret = 0;
 		break;
-	case __NR_read: {
-			int fd = va_arg(vl, int);
-			const char* buf = va_arg(vl, const char*);
- 			size_t len = va_arg(vl, size_t);
-			ret = sys_read(fd, buf, len);
-			break;
-		}
 	case __NR_write: {
 			int fd = va_arg(vl, int);
 			const char* buf = va_arg(vl, const char*);
@@ -139,6 +137,21 @@ int syscall_handler(uint32_t sys_nr, ...)
 			ret = sys_close(fd);
  			break;
  		}
+	case __NR_read: {
+			int fd = va_arg(vl, int);
+			const char* buf = va_arg(vl, const char*);
+ 			size_t len = va_arg(vl, size_t);
+			ret = sys_read(fd, buf, len);
+			break;
+		}
+	case __NR_lseek: {
+			int fd = va_arg(vl, int);
+			off_t pos = va_arg(vl, off_t);
+ 			int origin = va_arg(vl, int);
+			ret = sys_lseek(fd, pos, origin);
+			kprintf("hallo!!! %i", ret);
+			break;
+		}
 	case __NR_sbrk: {
 			int incr = va_arg(vl, int);
 
diff --git a/newlib/src/libgloss/metalsvm/lseek.c b/newlib/src/libgloss/metalsvm/lseek.c
index 82328753..2c2ff4ec 100644
--- a/newlib/src/libgloss/metalsvm/lseek.c
+++ b/newlib/src/libgloss/metalsvm/lseek.c
@@ -24,12 +24,21 @@
 #undef errno
 extern int errno;
 #include "warning.h"
+#include "syscall.h"
 
 int
-_DEFUN (lseek, (file, ptr, dir),
+_DEFUN (_lseek, (file, ptr, dir),
         int   file  _AND
         int   ptr   _AND
         int   dir)
 {
-	return 0;
+	int ret;	
+
+	ret = SYSCALL3(__NR_lseek, file, ptr, dir);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		errno = -ret;
+		ret = -1;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
 }