--- a/libtransmission/bitfield.c
+++ b/libtransmission/bitfield.c
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+#define __NEED_ssize_t
+
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <string.h> /* memset */
 
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "bitfield.h"
 #include "utils.h" /* tr_new0 () */
 
+
 const tr_bitfield TR_BITFIELD_INIT = { NULL, 0, 0, 0, false, false };
 
 /****
--- a/libtransmission/fdlimit.h
+++ b/libtransmission/fdlimit.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
  #error only libtransmission should #include this header.
 #endif
 
+#define __NEED_off_t
+
 #include "transmission.h"
 #include "file.h"
 #include "net.h"