diff --git a/include/misc.h b/include/misc.h
index 111d5724..3ca3e00b 100644
--- a/include/misc.h
+++ b/include/misc.h
@@ -41,14 +41,11 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #ifndef __GNUC__
 
-typedef long ssize_t;
-
 /* integral mismatch, due to misuse of sector short */
 #pragma warning (disable : 4761 )
 
 #define strncasecmp(s1, s2, s3) _strnicmp((s1), (s2), (s3))
 
-typedef int pid_t;
 #define vsnprintf _vsnprintf
 #define snprintf _snprintf
 
diff --git a/src/lib/w32/unistd.h b/src/lib/w32/unistd.h
index 43c8a8d5..eac9220c 100644
--- a/src/lib/w32/unistd.h
+++ b/src/lib/w32/unistd.h
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 #include "getopt.h"
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+typedef long ssize_t;
+typedef int pid_t;
+
 /*
  * posixfile.c
  */