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diff --git a/src/launcher/launchctl.c b/src/launcher/launchctl.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c906749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/launcher/launchctl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**
+ * @file launcher/launchctl.c
+ *
+ * @copyright 2015-2016 Bill Zissimopoulos
+ */
+/*
+ * This file is part of WinFsp.
+ *
+ * You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License version 3 as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Licensees holding a valid commercial license may use this file in
+ * accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+ * software.
+ */
+
+#include <launcher/launcher.h>
+
+#define PROGNAME                        "launchctl"
+
+int wmain(int argc, wchar_t **argv)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int wmainCRTStartup(void)
+{
+    return wmain(0, 0);
+}
diff --git a/src/launcher/launcher.c b/src/launcher/launcher.c
index 98c75ab6..ee53d342 100644
--- a/src/launcher/launcher.c
+++ b/src/launcher/launcher.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @file launcher.c
+ * @file launcher/launcher.c
  *
  * @copyright 2015-2016 Bill Zissimopoulos
  */