diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/_types.h b/newlib/libc/include/sys/_types.h
index 0ed56ed44..017a0aaf6 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/_types.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/_types.h
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 #ifndef	_SYS__TYPES_H
 #define _SYS__TYPES_H
 
+#define __need_size_t
+#define __need_wint_t
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include <newlib.h>
 #include <sys/config.h>
 #include <machine/_types.h>
@@ -154,9 +157,6 @@ typedef long _ssize_t;
 
 typedef _ssize_t __ssize_t;
 
-#define __need_wint_t
-#include <stddef.h>
-
 #ifndef __machine_mbstate_t_defined
 /* Conversion state information.  */
 typedef struct
diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/types.h b/newlib/libc/include/sys/types.h
index 19e3de689..4613ac81f 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/types.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/types.h
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ typedef __intptr_t register_t;
 #ifndef __need_inttypes
 
 #define _SYS_TYPES_H
-/* <stddef.h> must be before <sys/_types.h> for __size_t considerations */
-#include <stddef.h>
 #include <sys/_types.h>
 #include <sys/_stdint.h>