diff --git a/rtl/bsd/bsd.pas b/rtl/bsd/bsd.pas
index 4e39e1f737..a6b63f8297 100644
--- a/rtl/bsd/bsd.pas
+++ b/rtl/bsd/bsd.pas
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Unit BSD;
 
 {$IFDEF FPC}
   {$PACKRECORDS C}
+  {$Inline On}
   {$Macro On}
   {$ifdef FPC_USE_LIBC}
   {$define directives:=cdecl; external 'c';}
diff --git a/rtl/bsd/ostypes.inc b/rtl/bsd/ostypes.inc
index f1f7e62f5a..33b2320079 100644
--- a/rtl/bsd/ostypes.inc
+++ b/rtl/bsd/ostypes.inc
@@ -281,7 +281,14 @@ Type
           	     rlim_max : TRLim;     { maximum value for rlim_cur }
 		    end;	
         PRLimit  = ^TRLimit;
-       
+      
+  iovec = record
+            iov_base : pointer;
+	    iov_len  : size_t;
+	   end;
+  tiovec=iovec;
+  piovec=^tiovec;		
+ 
 CONST
  { Constansts for MMAP }
   MAP_PRIVATE   =2;