diff --git a/apps/Makefile b/apps/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94912228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+C_source := tests.c echo.c netio.c
+MODULE := apps
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/Makefile.inc
diff --git a/kernel/echo.c b/apps/echo.c
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rename from kernel/echo.c
rename to apps/echo.c
diff --git a/kernel/netio.c b/apps/netio.c
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rename from kernel/netio.c
rename to apps/netio.c
diff --git a/kernel/tests.c b/apps/tests.c
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rename from kernel/tests.c
rename to apps/tests.c