diff --git a/lib/std/special/init-exe/build.zig b/lib/std/special/init-exe/build.zig
index 3a66254b02..714c97e008 100644
--- a/lib/std/special/init-exe/build.zig
+++ b/lib/std/special/init-exe/build.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const Builder = @import("std").build.Builder;
+const std = @import("std");
 
-pub fn build(b: *Builder) void {
+pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     // Standard target options allows the person running `zig build` to choose
     // what target to build for. Here we do not override the defaults, which
     // means any target is allowed, and the default is native. Other options
diff --git a/lib/std/special/init-lib/build.zig b/lib/std/special/init-lib/build.zig
index 558e447c15..f7d261f152 100644
--- a/lib/std/special/init-lib/build.zig
+++ b/lib/std/special/init-lib/build.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-const Builder = @import("std").build.Builder;
+const std = @import("std");
 
-pub fn build(b: *Builder) void {
+pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
+    // Standard release options allow the person running `zig build` to select
+    // between Debug, ReleaseSafe, ReleaseFast, and ReleaseSmall.
     const mode = b.standardReleaseOptions();
+
     const lib = b.addStaticLibrary("$", "src/main.zig");
     lib.setBuildMode(mode);
     lib.install();