diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/types.h b/include/asm-ia64/types.h
index 902850d12424..e36b3716e718 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/types.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/types.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
  *	David Mosberger-Tang <davidm@hpl.hp.com>, Hewlett-Packard Co
  */
 
+#include <asm-generic/int-l64.h>
+
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
 # define __IA64_UL(x)		(x)
 # define __IA64_UL_CONST(x)	x
@@ -27,40 +29,11 @@
 
 typedef unsigned int umode_t;
 
-/*
- * __xx is ok: it doesn't pollute the POSIX namespace. Use these in the
- * header files exported to user space
- */
-
-typedef __signed__ char __s8;
-typedef unsigned char __u8;
-
-typedef __signed__ short __s16;
-typedef unsigned short __u16;
-
-typedef __signed__ int __s32;
-typedef unsigned int __u32;
-
-typedef __signed__ long __s64;
-typedef unsigned long __u64;
-
 /*
  * These aren't exported outside the kernel to avoid name space clashes
  */
 # ifdef __KERNEL__
 
-typedef __s8 s8;
-typedef __u8 u8;
-
-typedef __s16 s16;
-typedef __u16 u16;
-
-typedef __s32 s32;
-typedef __u32 u32;
-
-typedef __s64 s64;
-typedef __u64 u64;
-
 #define BITS_PER_LONG 64
 
 /* DMA addresses are 64-bits wide, in general.  */