diff --git a/src/cppcommon/typedefs.h b/src/cppcommon/typedefs.h
index 45e061b..37630ad 100644
--- a/src/cppcommon/typedefs.h
+++ b/src/cppcommon/typedefs.h
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <vector>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 
 namespace CPPCOMMON
 {
-	typedef unsigned int uint;
 	typedef std::vector<uint16_t> Unicode;
 	typedef std::vector<uint16_t>::const_iterator UnicodeConstIterator;
 }