diff --git a/lib/internal.h b/lib/internal.h
index f9df585..b237822 100644
--- a/lib/internal.h
+++ b/lib/internal.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
-#include <linux/aio_abi.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/uio.h>
@@ -35,6 +34,11 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+/* work around aio_abi.h pulling in headers that conflict with glibc typedefs */
+#define _UAPI_LINUX_SIGNAL_H
+#define _LINUX_SIGNAL_H
+
+#include <linux/aio_abi.h>
 #include <linux/if_alg.h>
 
 #include "atomic.h"