diff --git a/utils/src/sparse.h b/utils/src/sparse.h
index 567eaf2f..012f27dc 100644
--- a/utils/src/sparse.h
+++ b/utils/src/sparse.h
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
 
 #include <endian.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 
 #ifdef __CHECKER__
 # undef __force
 # define __force		__attribute__((force))
-# undef __sp_biwise
-# define __sp_biwise		__attribute__((bitwise))
 /* sparse seems to get confused by some builtins */
 extern int __builtin_ia32_rdrand64_step(unsigned long long *);
 extern unsigned int __builtin_ia32_crc32di(unsigned int, unsigned long long);
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ extern unsigned int __builtin_ia32_crc32qi(unsigned int, unsigned char);
 
 #else
 # define __force
-# define __sp_biwise
 #endif
 
 typedef unsigned char u8;
@@ -35,13 +33,6 @@ typedef s32 __s32;
 typedef u64 __u64;
 typedef s64 __s64;
 
-typedef u16 __sp_biwise __le16;
-typedef u16 __sp_biwise __be16;
-typedef u32 __sp_biwise __le32;
-typedef u32 __sp_biwise __be32;
-typedef u64 __sp_biwise __le64;
-typedef u64 __sp_biwise __be64;
-
 static inline u16 ___swab16(u16 x)
 {
 	return	((x & (u16)0x00ffU) << 8) |