diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/redox_base.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/redox_base.rs
index a04ec81e973b..fc4c68276b65 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/redox_base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/redox_base.rs
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
         target_family: Some("redox".to_string()),
         linker_is_gnu: true,
         no_default_libraries: true,
-        lib_allocation_crate: "alloc_system".to_string(),
-        exe_allocation_crate: "alloc_system".to_string(),
+        lib_allocation_crate: "ralloc".to_string(),
+        exe_allocation_crate: "ralloc".to_string(),
         has_elf_tls: true,
         panic_strategy: PanicStrategy::Abort,
         .. Default::default()