diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/types.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/types.h
index ccab7fb07c..50b4448ca6 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/types.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/types.h
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ typedef long int __off_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
 typedef __quad_t __loff_t;		/* Type of file sizes and offsets.  */
 typedef int __pid_t;			/* Type of process identifications.  */
 typedef int __ssize_t;			/* Type of a byte count, or error.  */
-typedef long int __rlim_t;		/* Type of resource counts.  */
-typedef __quad_t __rlim64_t;		/* Type of resource counts (LFS).  */
+typedef __u_long __rlim_t;		/* Type of resource counts.  */
+typedef __u_quad_t __rlim64_t;		/* Type of resource counts (LFS).  */
 typedef __u_int __id_t;			/* General type for ID.  */
 
 typedef struct