diff --git a/arch/x86_64/extra.mk b/arch/x86_64/extra.mk
index ca2af41..69e62cd 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/extra.mk
+++ b/arch/x86_64/extra.mk
@@ -9,13 +9,18 @@ ARCH_TEMP_FILES := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC).elf32
 # entry point is 32-bit machine code.
 $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC).elf32: $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC)
 	@cp $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC) $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC).elf32
-	@printf '\x03\x00' | dd of=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC).elf32 bs=1 seek=18 count=2 conv=notrunc 2> /dev/null
+	$(BUILD_DIR)/tools/e64patch/e64patch $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC).elf32
 
 run: $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC) $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC).elf32
 	@printf "    \033[1;93mQEMU\033[0m   $<\n"
 
 	@$(QEMU) -kernel $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC).elf32 -monitor stdio $(QEMU_FLAGS)
 
+run-curses: $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC) $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC).elf32
+	@printf "    \033[1;93mQEMU\033[0m   $<\n"
+
+	@$(QEMU) -kernel $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC).elf32 -monitor stdio $(QEMU_FLAGS) -display curses
+
 debug: $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC) $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC).elf32
 	@./tools/kernel-debug/debug_session.sh \
 		tools/kernel-debug/gdb_session_init \