diff --git a/berkdb/include/db.h b/berkdb/include/db.h
index 13c7495..cc0896a 100644
--- a/berkdb/include/db.h
+++ b/berkdb/include/db.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 #ifndef	__BIT_TYPES_DEFINED__
 #define	__BIT_TYPES_DEFINED__
-typedef	__signed char		   int8_t;
+/* typedef	__signed char		   int8_t; */
 typedef	unsigned char		 u_int8_t;
 typedef	short			  int16_t;
 typedef	unsigned short		u_int16_t;
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 70ca8a3..845ff44 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ echo " Building ${BERKDB_ROOT}/PORT/${SYSTYPE}"
 echo "===================================================================="
 echo ""
 cd ${BERKDB_ROOT}/PORT/${SYSTYPE}
-CC="gcc -D__BIT_TYPES_DEFINED__" make
+CC="gcc" make
 cd ${WORLD_ROOT}