diff --git a/liba/include/stdint.h b/liba/include/stdint.h
index 6adf681f3..f74c3ee01 100644
--- a/liba/include/stdint.h
+++ b/liba/include/stdint.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ typedef unsigned int uint16_t;
 typedef unsigned long uint32_t;
 typedef unsigned long long uint64_t;
 
+typedef char int8_t;
 typedef long long int64_t;
 
 #endif