diff --git a/hello_world/Makefile b/hello_world/Makefile
index 0cbc69f..f7f9497 100644
--- a/hello_world/Makefile
+++ b/hello_world/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ARCH = $(shell uname -m)
 ifneq ("$(ARCH)", "ppc64")
 ifneq ("$(ARCH)", "ppc64le")
-        CROSS_COMPILE = powerpc64le-linux-
+        CROSS_COMPILE ?= powerpc64le-linux-
         endif
         endif
 
diff --git a/hello_world/console.c b/hello_world/console.c
index 640eb48..8dca8cb 100644
--- a/hello_world/console.c
+++ b/hello_world/console.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
+#include "console.h"
+
 /*
  * Core UART functions to implement for a port
  */
@@ -25,23 +25,16 @@ static uint64_t potato_uart_base;
 
 static uint64_t potato_uart_reg_read(int offset)
 {
-	uint64_t addr;
 	uint64_t val;
 
-	addr = potato_uart_base + offset;
-
-	val = *(volatile uint64_t *)addr;
+	__asm__ volatile("ldcix %0,%1,%2" : "=r" (val) : "b" (potato_uart_base), "r" (offset));
 
 	return val;
 }
 
 static void potato_uart_reg_write(int offset, uint64_t val)
 {
-	uint64_t addr;
-
-	addr = potato_uart_base + offset;
-
-	*(volatile uint64_t *)addr = val;
+	__asm__ volatile("stdcix %0,%1,%2" : : "r" (val), "b" (potato_uart_base), "r" (offset));
 }
 
 static int potato_uart_rx_empty(void)
diff --git a/hello_world/console.h b/hello_world/console.h
index 85e7b36..fc64b91 100644
--- a/hello_world/console.h
+++ b/hello_world/console.h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <stddef.h>
+
 void potato_uart_init(void);
 int getchar(void);
 void putchar(unsigned char c);
diff --git a/hello_world/hello_world.bin b/hello_world/hello_world.bin
index 0be5283..73bc181 100755
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diff --git a/hello_world/hello_world.c b/hello_world/hello_world.c
index f1d1367..7e853d8 100644
--- a/hello_world/hello_world.c
+++ b/hello_world/hello_world.c
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
diff --git a/hello_world/hello_world.elf b/hello_world/hello_world.elf
index 452bf29..02a362d 100755
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diff --git a/hello_world/hello_world.hex b/hello_world/hello_world.hex
index aa27a6b..633e218 100644
--- a/hello_world/hello_world.hex
+++ b/hello_world/hello_world.hex
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ a64b5a7d14004a39
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 0000028001000000
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 4e8000207d234b78
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 0000000000000000
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-4bfffee94bffff59
-4bffff195463063e
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-0000018001000000
+0000000000000000
 6f57206f6c6c6548
 0000000a0d646c72
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diff --git a/tests/Makefile.test b/tests/Makefile.test
index a043810..9676370 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.test
+++ b/tests/Makefile.test
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ARCH = $(shell uname -m)
 ifneq ("$(ARCH)", "ppc64")
 ifneq ("$(ARCH)", "ppc64le")
-        CROSS_COMPILE = powerpc64le-linux-
+        CROSS_COMPILE ?= powerpc64le-linux-
         endif
         endif
 
diff --git a/tests/decrementer/decrementer.c b/tests/decrementer/decrementer.c
index 36ac922..2617a94 100644
--- a/tests/decrementer/decrementer.c
+++ b/tests/decrementer/decrementer.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
diff --git a/tests/illegal/illegal.c b/tests/illegal/illegal.c
index 0778ffe..a1ea325 100644
--- a/tests/illegal/illegal.c
+++ b/tests/illegal/illegal.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
diff --git a/tests/sc/sc.c b/tests/sc/sc.c
index 67d80b9..2914291 100644
--- a/tests/sc/sc.c
+++ b/tests/sc/sc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
diff --git a/tests/test_decrementer.bin b/tests/test_decrementer.bin
index 9524469..8c3be54 100755
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diff --git a/tests/test_illegal.bin b/tests/test_illegal.bin
index dac5b01..980e2bd 100755
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diff --git a/tests/test_sc.bin b/tests/test_sc.bin
index 5af07be..6e2d424 100755
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