diff --git a/src/arch/i386/include/stdint.h b/src/arch/i386/include/stdint.h
index c801cf6f..f17807ae 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/include/stdint.h
+++ b/src/arch/i386/include/stdint.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define STDINT_H
 
 typedef unsigned long		size_t;
+typedef signed long		ssize_t;
 typedef signed long		off_t;
 
 typedef unsigned char		uint8_t;