diff --git a/repos/mml/run/hello_mxtask.run b/repos/mml/run/hello_mxtask.run
index 80b47f60b6..fb21871f90 100644
--- a/repos/mml/run/hello_mxtask.run
+++ b/repos/mml/run/hello_mxtask.run
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ proc binary_name_gdbserver_platform_lib_so { } {
 }
 
 set boot_modules { 
-    core init timer vfs.lib.so ld.lib.so libm.lib.so libc.lib.so stdcxx.lib.so pc_uart_drv vfs_pipe.lib.so gdb_monitor gdbserver_platform.lib.so hello_mxtask
+    core init timer vfs.lib.so libm.lib.so libc.lib.so stdcxx.lib.so pc_uart_drv vfs_pipe.lib.so gdb_monitor gdbserver_platform.lib.so ld.lib.so hello_mxtask
 }
 
 append_platform_drv_boot_modules
diff --git a/repos/mml/src/app/hello_mxtask/target.mk b/repos/mml/src/app/hello_mxtask/target.mk
index 3cd08740b8..ddf8960813 100644
--- a/repos/mml/src/app/hello_mxtask/target.mk
+++ b/repos/mml/src/app/hello_mxtask/target.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 TARGET = hello_mxtask
 SRC_CC = main.cc 
 LIBS += base libc stdcxx mxtasking     
-CC_OPT += -Wno-error -fno-aligned-new
+CC_OPT += -Wno-error -fno-aligned-new -g
+CC_OLEVEL = -O0
 CC_CXX_WARN_STRICT =