diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/types.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/types.h
index 91fa51a9c31d..85aa327245c6 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/types.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/types.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 #include <asm-generic/int-ll64.h>
 
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLER__
+
 /* copied from linux:include/uapi/linux/types.h */
 #define __bitwise
 typedef __u16 __bitwise __le16;
@@ -20,4 +22,5 @@ typedef __u32 __bitwise __wsum;
 #define __aligned_be64 __be64 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
 #define __aligned_le64 __le64 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
 
+#endif /* __ASSEMBLER__ */
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_TYPES_H */