diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/Makefile b/tools/include/nolibc/Makefile
index fd1fc769cbbe..fec0d4eb2119 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ all_files := \
 		sys/stat.h \
 		sys/syscall.h \
 		sys/time.h \
+		sys/types.h \
 		time.h \
 		types.h \
 		unistd.h \
diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/sys/types.h b/tools/include/nolibc/sys/types.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8a264a13275c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/sys/types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1 OR MIT */
+/*
+ * sys/types.h shim for NOLIBC
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@linutronix.de>
+ */
+
+#include "../types.h"