diff --git a/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/_timespec.h b/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/_timespec.h
index 5e8364c7726..8d64edd6933 100644
--- a/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/_timespec.h
+++ b/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/_timespec.h
@@ -7,7 +7,17 @@
 #ifndef ZEPHYR_LIB_LIBC_MINIMAL_INCLUDE_SYS__TIMESPEC_H_
 #define ZEPHYR_LIB_LIBC_MINIMAL_INCLUDE_SYS__TIMESPEC_H_
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/_types.h>
+
+#if !defined(__time_t_defined)
+#define __time_t_defined
+typedef _TIME_T_ time_t;
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(__suseconds_t_defined)
+#define __suseconds_t_defined
+typedef _SUSECONDS_T_ suseconds_t;
+#endif
 
 struct timespec {
 	time_t tv_sec;
diff --git a/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/_timeval.h b/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/_timeval.h
index f3109087c59..f62043491c7 100644
--- a/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/_timeval.h
+++ b/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/_timeval.h
@@ -7,7 +7,17 @@
 #ifndef ZEPHYR_LIB_LIBC_MINIMAL_INCLUDE_SYS__TIMEVAL_H_
 #define ZEPHYR_LIB_LIBC_MINIMAL_INCLUDE_SYS__TIMEVAL_H_
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/_types.h>
+
+#if !defined(__time_t_defined)
+#define __time_t_defined
+typedef _TIME_T_ time_t;
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(__suseconds_t_defined)
+#define __suseconds_t_defined
+typedef _SUSECONDS_T_ suseconds_t;
+#endif
 
 struct timeval {
 	time_t tv_sec;
diff --git a/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/_types.h b/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/_types.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a5ed9aff847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/_types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 Peter Bigot Consulting, LLC
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/* Common header used to define underlying types for typedefs that
+ * must appear in multiple headers independently.
+ */
+#ifndef ZEPHYR_LIB_LIBC_MINIMAL_INCLUDE_SYS_XTYPES_H_
+#define ZEPHYR_LIB_LIBC_MINIMAL_INCLUDE_SYS_XTYPES_H_
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+typedef int64_t _TIME_T_;
+typedef int32_t _SUSECONDS_T_;
+
+#endif /* ZEPHYR_LIB_LIBC_MINIMAL_INCLUDE_SYS_XTYPES_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/types.h b/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/types.h
index d06d5087818..166f450e019 100644
--- a/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/types.h
+++ b/lib/libc/minimal/include/sys/types.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #define ZEPHYR_LIB_LIBC_MINIMAL_INCLUDE_SYS_TYPES_H_
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/_types.h>
 
 typedef unsigned int mode_t;
 
@@ -44,12 +45,12 @@ typedef int off_t;
 
 #if !defined(__time_t_defined)
 #define __time_t_defined
-typedef int64_t time_t;
+typedef _TIME_T_ time_t;
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(__suseconds_t_defined)
 #define __suseconds_t_defined
-typedef int32_t suseconds_t;
+typedef _SUSECONDS_T_ suseconds_t;
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(__mem_word_t_defined)
diff --git a/lib/libc/minimal/include/time.h b/lib/libc/minimal/include/time.h
index 2a81f9998bf..d23e9296eaf 100644
--- a/lib/libc/minimal/include/time.h
+++ b/lib/libc/minimal/include/time.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #define ZEPHYR_LIB_LIBC_MINIMAL_INCLUDE_TIME_H_
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/_types.h>
 #include <bits/restrict.h>
 
 /* Minimal time.h to fulfill the requirements of certain libraries
@@ -33,12 +34,12 @@ struct tm {
 
 #if !defined(__time_t_defined)
 #define __time_t_defined
-typedef int64_t time_t;
+typedef _TIME_T_ time_t;
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(__suseconds_t_defined)
 #define __suseconds_t_defined
-typedef int32_t suseconds_t;
+typedef _SUSECONDS_T_ suseconds_t;
 #endif
 
 #include <sys/_timespec.h>