diff --git a/arch/arm/bits/alltypes.h.in b/arch/arm/bits/alltypes.h.in
index 0d750cc8..183c4c41 100644
--- a/arch/arm/bits/alltypes.h.in
+++ b/arch/arm/bits/alltypes.h.in
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ TYPEDEF unsigned wint_t;
 TYPEDEF float float_t;
 TYPEDEF double double_t;
 
+TYPEDEF struct { long long __ll; long double __ld; } max_align_t;
+
 TYPEDEF long time_t;
 TYPEDEF long suseconds_t;
 
diff --git a/arch/i386/bits/alltypes.h.in b/arch/i386/bits/alltypes.h.in
index 502c8822..8ba8f6f3 100644
--- a/arch/i386/bits/alltypes.h.in
+++ b/arch/i386/bits/alltypes.h.in
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ TYPEDEF long double float_t;
 TYPEDEF long double double_t;
 #endif
 
+TYPEDEF struct { _Alignas(8) long long __ll; long double __ld; } max_align_t;
+
 TYPEDEF long time_t;
 TYPEDEF long suseconds_t;
 
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/bits/alltypes.h.in b/arch/microblaze/bits/alltypes.h.in
index 4657d14d..a03e1b89 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/bits/alltypes.h.in
+++ b/arch/microblaze/bits/alltypes.h.in
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ TYPEDEF unsigned wint_t;
 TYPEDEF float float_t;
 TYPEDEF double double_t;
 
+TYPEDEF struct { long long __ll; long double __ld; } max_align_t;
+
 TYPEDEF long time_t;
 TYPEDEF long suseconds_t;
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/bits/alltypes.h.in b/arch/mips/bits/alltypes.h.in
index 4657d14d..a03e1b89 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bits/alltypes.h.in
+++ b/arch/mips/bits/alltypes.h.in
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ TYPEDEF unsigned wint_t;
 TYPEDEF float float_t;
 TYPEDEF double double_t;
 
+TYPEDEF struct { long long __ll; long double __ld; } max_align_t;
+
 TYPEDEF long time_t;
 TYPEDEF long suseconds_t;
 
diff --git a/arch/or1k/bits/alltypes.h.in b/arch/or1k/bits/alltypes.h.in
index 0d750cc8..183c4c41 100644
--- a/arch/or1k/bits/alltypes.h.in
+++ b/arch/or1k/bits/alltypes.h.in
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ TYPEDEF unsigned wint_t;
 TYPEDEF float float_t;
 TYPEDEF double double_t;
 
+TYPEDEF struct { long long __ll; long double __ld; } max_align_t;
+
 TYPEDEF long time_t;
 TYPEDEF long suseconds_t;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/bits/alltypes.h.in b/arch/powerpc/bits/alltypes.h.in
index 378124ca..ee7f1373 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/bits/alltypes.h.in
+++ b/arch/powerpc/bits/alltypes.h.in
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ TYPEDEF unsigned wint_t;
 TYPEDEF float float_t;
 TYPEDEF double double_t;
 
+TYPEDEF struct { long long __ll; long double __ld; } max_align_t;
+
 TYPEDEF long time_t;
 TYPEDEF long suseconds_t;
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/bits/alltypes.h.in b/arch/sh/bits/alltypes.h.in
index 378124ca..ee7f1373 100644
--- a/arch/sh/bits/alltypes.h.in
+++ b/arch/sh/bits/alltypes.h.in
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ TYPEDEF unsigned wint_t;
 TYPEDEF float float_t;
 TYPEDEF double double_t;
 
+TYPEDEF struct { long long __ll; long double __ld; } max_align_t;
+
 TYPEDEF long time_t;
 TYPEDEF long suseconds_t;
 
diff --git a/arch/x32/bits/alltypes.h.in b/arch/x32/bits/alltypes.h.in
index 8930efa3..8e396c97 100644
--- a/arch/x32/bits/alltypes.h.in
+++ b/arch/x32/bits/alltypes.h.in
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ TYPEDEF float float_t;
 TYPEDEF double double_t;
 #endif
 
+TYPEDEF struct { long long __ll; long double __ld; } max_align_t;
+
 TYPEDEF long long time_t;
 TYPEDEF long long suseconds_t;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/bits/alltypes.h.in b/arch/x86_64/bits/alltypes.h.in
index 34b7d6ac..7b4f3e72 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/bits/alltypes.h.in
+++ b/arch/x86_64/bits/alltypes.h.in
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ TYPEDEF float float_t;
 TYPEDEF double double_t;
 #endif
 
+TYPEDEF struct { long long __ll; long double __ld; } max_align_t;
+
 TYPEDEF long time_t;
 TYPEDEF long suseconds_t;
 
diff --git a/include/stddef.h b/include/stddef.h
index 0a329190..bd753853 100644
--- a/include/stddef.h
+++ b/include/stddef.h
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #define __NEED_ptrdiff_t
 #define __NEED_size_t
 #define __NEED_wchar_t
+#if __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L || __cplusplus >= 201103L
+#define __NEED_max_align_t
+#endif
 
 #include <bits/alltypes.h>