diff --git a/include/hip/hcc_detail/hip_fp16.h b/include/hip/hcc_detail/hip_fp16.h
index 2c7c23440c..b28f92d451 100644
--- a/include/hip/hcc_detail/hip_fp16.h
+++ b/include/hip/hcc_detail/hip_fp16.h
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ typedef struct __attribute__((aligned(4))){
   };
 } __half2;
 
+typedef __half half;
+typedef __half2 half2;
+
 /*
 Half Arithmetic Functions
 */