diff --git a/intern/cycles/util/util_types.h b/intern/cycles/util/util_types.h
index aacf7c1bd8e..feab7996aee 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/util/util_types.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/util/util_types.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ CCL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 #ifndef __KERNEL_OPENCL__
 typedef unsigned char uchar;
 typedef unsigned int uint;
+typedef unsigned short ushort;
 #endif
 
 /* Fixed Bits Types */