diff --git a/src/bin/relish.rs b/src/bin/relish.rs
index 73e7aaa..1268382 100644
--- a/src/bin/relish.rs
+++ b/src/bin/relish.rs
@@ -246,9 +246,23 @@ fn main() {
     load_defaults(&mut syms);
     load_environment(&mut syms);
     static_stdlib(&mut syms);
-    // reload this later with the state bindings
+
     #[cfg(feature="posix")]
-    dynamic_stdlib(&mut syms, None);
+    let prompt_ss: Rc<RefCell<ShellState>>;
+    #[cfg(feature="posix")]
+    {
+        let shell_state_bindings = Rc::new(RefCell::from(ShellState {
+            parent_pid: unistd::Pid::from_raw(0),
+            parent_sid: unistd::Pid::from_raw(0),
+            children: vec![],
+            last_exit_code: 0,
+            attr: None,
+        }));
+        prompt_ss = shell_state_bindings.clone();
+        dynamic_stdlib(&mut syms, Some(shell_state_bindings));
+    }
+
+    // reload this later with the state bindings
     #[cfg(not(feature="posix"))]
     dynamic_stdlib(&mut syms);
 
@@ -271,19 +285,9 @@ fn main() {
             .unwrap_or_else(|err: Traceback| eprintln!("failed to load script {}\n{}", cfg_file, err));
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature="posix")]
-    let prompt_ss: Rc<RefCell<ShellState>>;
     #[cfg(feature="posix")]
     {
-        let shell_state_bindings = Rc::new(RefCell::from(ShellState {
-            parent_pid: unistd::Pid::from_raw(0),
-            parent_sid: unistd::Pid::from_raw(0),
-            children: vec![],
-            last_exit_code: 0,
-            attr: None,
-        }));
-        prompt_ss = shell_state_bindings.clone();
-        dynamic_stdlib(&mut syms, Some(shell_state_bindings));
+        dynamic_stdlib(&mut syms, Some(prompt_ss.clone()));
     }
 
     // setup readline