diff --git a/vlib/builtin/bare/.checks/checks.v b/vlib/builtin/bare/.checks/checks.v
index bb894b6074..b9a900353d 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/bare/.checks/checks.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/bare/.checks/checks.v
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ fn vcheck(vfile string) {
 fn main() {
 	vcheck("string")
 	vcheck("linuxsys")
+	vcheck("consts")
 	exit(0)
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/bare/.checks/consts/consts.v b/vlib/builtin/bare/.checks/consts/consts.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a34f7d5f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/builtin/bare/.checks/consts/consts.v
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module main
+
+const (
+   integer1 = 111
+   integer2 = 222
+   integer3 = 333
+   integer9 = integer3 * 3
+   abc = "123"
+)
+
+fn main(){
+   assert abc == "123"
+   assert integer9 == 999
+   println("constants are properly initialized")
+}
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/bare/builtin_bare.v b/vlib/builtin/bare/builtin_bare.v
index 0b255a8f99..05096b908e 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/bare/builtin_bare.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/bare/builtin_bare.v
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 module builtin
 
+// called by the generated main/init
+fn init() {
+}
+
 pub fn isnil(p voidptr) bool {
 	return p == 0
 }
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/main.v b/vlib/compiler/main.v
index 8a03a6dfdc..666d14ebf8 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/main.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/main.v
@@ -395,6 +395,19 @@ fn (v mut V) generate_init() {
 			}
 		}
 		consts_init_body := v.cgen.consts_init.join_lines()
+
+    if v.pref.is_bare {
+      // vlib can't have init_consts()
+      v.cgen.genln('
+          void init() {
+                $call_mod_init_consts
+                $consts_init_body
+                builtin__init();
+                $call_mod_init
+          }
+      ')
+    }
+    
 		if !v.pref.is_bare {
 		// vlib can't have `init_consts()`
 		v.cgen.genln('void init() {
@@ -510,9 +523,9 @@ pub fn (v mut V) generate_main() {
 
 pub fn (v mut V) gen_main_start(add_os_args bool){
 	v.cgen.genln('int main(int argc, char** argv) { ')
-	if !v.pref.is_bare {
-		v.cgen.genln('  init();')
-	}
+  
+	v.cgen.genln('  init();')
+  
 	if add_os_args && 'os' in v.table.imports {
 		v.cgen.genln('  os__args = os__init_os_args(argc, (byteptr*)argv);')
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/os/bare/bare.S b/vlib/os/bare/bare.S
index 6687ab7f11..5bd2424777 100644
--- a/vlib/os/bare/bare.S
+++ b/vlib/os/bare/bare.S
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         pop rdi
         mov rsi,rsp
         and rsp,-16
-        call main__main
+        call main
 
         mov rdi,rax /* syscall param 1 = rax (ret value of main) */
         mov rax,60 /* SYS_exit */