diff --git a/backends/sysdeps/ChangeLog b/backends/sysdeps/ChangeLog
index 9f3490a6..be917a57 100644
--- a/backends/sysdeps/ChangeLog
+++ b/backends/sysdeps/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2000-11-26  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
+
+	* glibtop-backend-private.h: Removed.
+
+	* backend-sysdeps.h: New files.
+
+	* backend-sysdeps.c (_open_sysdeps): Don't overwrite
+	`backend->_priv'.
+
 2000-11-22  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
 
 	* Makefile.am: Link libgtop_backend_sysdeps.la against
diff --git a/backends/sysdeps/Makefile.am b/backends/sysdeps/Makefile.am
index 1c6b6f2a..b5d399e6 100644
--- a/backends/sysdeps/Makefile.am
+++ b/backends/sysdeps/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ backend_DATA = \
 	libgtop-sysdeps.backend
 
 noinst_HEADERS = \
-	glibtop-backend-private.h
+	backend-sysdeps.h
 
 backendlib_LTLIBRARIES = \
 	libgtop_backend_sysdeps.la
diff --git a/backends/sysdeps/backend-sysdeps.c b/backends/sysdeps/backend-sysdeps.c
index c3955e24..70d273c5 100644
--- a/backends/sysdeps/backend-sysdeps.c
+++ b/backends/sysdeps/backend-sysdeps.c
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@
    Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */
 
-#include <glibtop.h>
-#include <glibtop/global.h>
-#include <glibtop/xmalloc.h>
-
-#include <glibtop-backend-private.h>
+#include <backend-sysdeps.h>
 
 static int
 _open_sysdeps (glibtop_server *, glibtop_backend *, u_int64_t, const char **);
@@ -55,9 +51,6 @@ _open_sysdeps (glibtop_server *server, glibtop_backend *backend,
 {
     glibtop_init_func_t *init_fkt;
 
-    backend->_priv = glibtop_calloc_r
-	(server, 1, sizeof (glibtop_backend_private));
-
     /* Do the initialization, but only if not already initialized. */
 
     if ((server->flags & _GLIBTOP_INIT_STATE_SYSDEPS) == 0) {
diff --git a/backends/sysdeps/glibtop-backend-private.h b/backends/sysdeps/backend-sysdeps.h
similarity index 87%
rename from backends/sysdeps/glibtop-backend-private.h
rename to backends/sysdeps/backend-sysdeps.h
index 37234393..65a73da8 100644
--- a/backends/sysdeps/glibtop-backend-private.h
+++ b/backends/sysdeps/backend-sysdeps.h
@@ -23,16 +23,15 @@
    Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */
 
-#ifndef __GLIBTOP_BACKEND_PRIVATE_H__
-#define __GLIBTOP_BACKEND_PRIVATE_H__
+#ifndef __GLIBTOP_BACKEND_SYSDEPS_H__
+#define __GLIBTOP_BACKEND_SYSDEPS_H__
+
+#include <glibtop.h>
+#include <glibtop/global.h>
 
 #include <glibtop/open.h>
+#include <glibtop/xmalloc.h>
 #include <glibtop/glibtop-backend.h>
 #include <glibtop/glibtop-backend-info.h>
 
-struct _glibtop_backend_private
-{
-    u_int64_t flags;
-};
-
 #endif
diff --git a/backends/sysdeps/marshal.pl b/backends/sysdeps/marshal.pl
index 6f92186e..132581b9 100644
--- a/backends/sysdeps/marshal.pl
+++ b/backends/sysdeps/marshal.pl
@@ -24,17 +24,13 @@ print '/* marshal.c */';
 print "/* This is a generated file.  Please modify `marshal.pl' */";
 print '';
 
-print '#include <glibtop.h>';
-print '#include <glibtop/open.h>';
-print '#include <glibtop/xmalloc.h>';
+print '#include <backend-sysdeps.h>';
 print '';
 print '#include <glibtop/sysdeps.h>';
 print '#include <glibtop/union.h>';
 print '';
 print '#include <glibtop/call-vector.h>';
 print '';
-print '#include <glibtop-backend-private.h>';
-print '';
 
 $feature_count = 0;