diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_math.h b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_math.h
index 404bd21e1c5..f6196665f4f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_math.h
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_math.h
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ util_is_inf_or_nan(float x)
  * Find first bit set in word.  Least significant bit is 1.
  * Return 0 if no bits set.
  */
+#ifndef FFS_DEFINED
+#define FFS_DEFINED 1
+
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1300 && (_M_IX86 || _M_AMD64 || _M_IA64)
 unsigned char _BitScanForward(unsigned long* Index, unsigned long Mask);
 #pragma intrinsic(_BitScanForward)
@@ -372,6 +375,8 @@ unsigned ffs( unsigned u )
 #define ffs __builtin_ffs
 #endif
 
+#endif /* FFS_DEFINED */
+
 
 /* Destructively loop over all of the bits in a mask as in:
  *
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/imports.h b/src/mesa/main/imports.h
index bcf125ada76..ce7b45d7733 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/imports.h
+++ b/src/mesa/main/imports.h
@@ -566,6 +566,9 @@ _mesa_inv_sqrtf(float x);
 extern void
 _mesa_init_sqrt_table(void);
 
+
+#ifndef FFS_DEFINED
+#define FFS_DEFINED 1
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 
 #if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(ANDROID) || defined(__APPLE__)
@@ -579,6 +582,7 @@ extern int ffs(int i);
 extern int ffsll(long long int i);
 
 #endif /*__ GNUC__ */
+#endif /* FFS_DEFINED */
 
 
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && ((__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__) >= 304) /* gcc 3.4 or later */