diff --git a/core/c/c.odin b/core/c/c.odin
index d135fa93c..139d9920a 100644
--- a/core/c/c.odin
+++ b/core/c/c.odin
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package c
 import builtin "core:builtin"
 
 char           :: builtin.u8  // assuming -funsigned-char
+
+schar          :: builtin.i8
 short          :: builtin.i16
 int            :: builtin.i32
 long           :: builtin.i32 when (ODIN_OS == "windows" || size_of(builtin.rawptr) == 4) else builtin.i64
diff --git a/core/c/libc/types.odin b/core/c/libc/types.odin
index 7199cf57b..a49e52fb6 100644
--- a/core/c/libc/types.odin
+++ b/core/c/libc/types.odin
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package libc
 import "core:c"
 
 char           :: c.char // assuming -funsigned-char
+
+schar          :: c.schar
 short          :: c.short
 int            :: c.int
 long           :: c.long