diff --git a/src/lib/uint.rs b/src/lib/uint.rs
index 12a512e1de82..040d54842e39 100644
--- a/src/lib/uint.rs
+++ b/src/lib/uint.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+pure fn min_value() -> uint { ret 0u; }
 
 fn add(x: uint, y: uint) -> uint { ret x + y; }