diff --git a/drivers/net/gve/base/gve_osdep.h b/drivers/net/gve/base/gve_osdep.h
index c0ee0d567cc..64181cebd60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gve/base/gve_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/net/gve/base/gve_osdep.h
@@ -29,22 +29,46 @@
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 #endif
 
-typedef uint8_t u8;
-typedef uint16_t u16;
-typedef uint32_t u32;
-typedef uint64_t u64;
+#ifndef u8
+#define u8 uint8_t
+#endif
+#ifndef u16
+#define u16 uint16_t
+#endif
+#ifndef u32
+#define u32 uint32_t
+#endif
+#ifndef u64
+#define u64 uint64_t
+#endif
 
-typedef rte_be16_t __sum16;
+#ifndef __sum16
+#define __sum16 rte_be16_t
+#endif
 
-typedef rte_be16_t __be16;
-typedef rte_be32_t __be32;
-typedef rte_be64_t __be64;
+#ifndef __be16
+#define __be16 rte_be16_t
+#endif
+#ifndef __be32
+#define __be32 rte_be32_t
+#endif
+#ifndef __be64
+#define __be64 rte_be64_t
+#endif
 
-typedef rte_le16_t __le16;
-typedef rte_le32_t __le32;
-typedef rte_le64_t __le64;
+#ifndef __le16
+#define __le16 rte_le16_t
+#endif
+#ifndef __le32
+#define __le32 rte_le32_t
+#endif
+#ifndef __le64
+#define __le64 rte_le64_t
+#endif
 
-typedef rte_iova_t dma_addr_t;
+#ifndef dma_addr_t
+#define dma_addr_t rte_iova_t
+#endif
 
 #define ETH_MIN_MTU	RTE_ETHER_MIN_MTU
 #define ETH_ALEN	RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN