diff --git a/src/pulsecore/macro.h b/src/pulsecore/macro.h
index 7459e6f19..c6d7d5660 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/macro.h
+++ b/src/pulsecore/macro.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 #ifndef PACKAGE
 #error "Please include config.h before including this file!"
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ static inline size_t PA_PAGE_ALIGN(size_t l) {
 
 /* This type is not intended to be used in exported APIs! Use classic "int" there! */
 #ifdef HAVE_STD_BOOL
-typedef _Bool pa_bool_t;
+typedef bool pa_bool_t;
 #else
 typedef int pa_bool_t;
 #endif