diff --git a/kernel/include/generic-rlimit.h b/kernel/include/generic-rlimit.h
index 435af3a8..65c64008 100644
--- a/kernel/include/generic-rlimit.h
+++ b/kernel/include/generic-rlimit.h
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
 #ifndef __GENERIC_RLIMIT_H
 #define __GENERIC_RLIMIT_H
 
+typedef uint64_t rlim_t;
+
 struct rlimit {
-	uint64_t rlim_cur;  /* Soft limit */
-	uint64_t rlim_max;  /* Hard limit (ceiling for rlim_cur) */
+	rlim_t rlim_cur;  /* Soft limit */
+	rlim_t rlim_max;  /* Hard limit (ceiling for rlim_cur) */
 };
 
 #endif