diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/include/libpayload.h b/payloads/libpayload/include/libpayload.h
index c2510b7373..0b9ab0dcd5 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/include/libpayload.h
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/include/libpayload.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <arch/types.h>
 #include <arch/io.h>
 #include <arch/virtual.h>
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/include/sys/types.h b/payloads/libpayload/include/sys/types.h
index ae143d702c..0ed4975862 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/include/sys/types.h
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/include/sys/types.h
@@ -27,4 +27,11 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+#ifndef _SYS_TYPES_H
+#define _SYS_TYPES_H
+
 #include <arch/types.h>
+
+typedef signed long int off_t;
+
+#endif /* _SYS_TYPES_H */