diff --git a/include/linux/types.h b/include/linux/types.h
index baa2c491ea..0df3e33cb7 100644
--- a/include/linux/types.h
+++ b/include/linux/types.h
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ typedef __kernel_gid_t		gid_t;
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__STRICT_ANSI__)
 typedef __kernel_loff_t		loff_t;
 #endif
+#ifndef loff_t
+typedef loff_t ofr_t;
+#endif
 
 /*
  * The following typedefs are also protected by individual ifdefs for