diff --git a/src/instr/fm.c b/src/instr/fm.c
index bbeb7e6b..bcf57fe6 100644
--- a/src/instr/fm.c
+++ b/src/instr/fm.c
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "local.h"
+/* 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 <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <sound/ainstr_fm.h>
 
diff --git a/src/instr/iwffff.c b/src/instr/iwffff.c
index 3af65d42..0f8e0763 100644
--- a/src/instr/iwffff.c
+++ b/src/instr/iwffff.c
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "local.h"
+/* 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 <sound/ainstr_iw.h>
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/instr/simple.c b/src/instr/simple.c
index 787c73a1..e62d7338 100644
--- a/src/instr/simple.c
+++ b/src/instr/simple.c
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "local.h"
+/* 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 <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <sound/ainstr_simple.h>