diff --git a/src/cdrom/linux/SDL_syscdrom.c b/src/cdrom/linux/SDL_syscdrom.c
index 83f8bb575..59d1e3c0f 100644
--- a/src/cdrom/linux/SDL_syscdrom.c
+++ b/src/cdrom/linux/SDL_syscdrom.c
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ static char rcsid =
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #ifdef __linux__
+/* linux 2.6.9 workaround */
+#include <linux/version.h>
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE == KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,9)
+#include <asm/types.h>
+#define __le64 __u64
+#define __le32 __u32
+#define __le16 __u16
+#define __be64 __u64
+#define __be32 __u32
+#define __be16 __u16
+#endif /* linux 2.6.9 workaround */
 #include <linux/cdrom.h>
 #endif
 #ifdef __SVR4