diff --git a/fpu/softfloat.h b/fpu/softfloat.h
index 07c2929..5320945 100644
--- a/fpu/softfloat.h
+++ b/fpu/softfloat.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ these four paragraphs for those parts of this code that are retained.
 | to the same as `int'.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 typedef uint8_t flag;
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#define uint16 qemu_uint16
+#endif
 typedef uint8_t uint8;
 typedef int8_t int8;
 #ifndef _AIX