diff --git a/bits/typesizes.h b/bits/typesizes.h
index 41c8924336..4541013361 100644
--- a/bits/typesizes.h
+++ b/bits/typesizes.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #define __SYSCALL_SLONG_TYPE	__SLONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __SYSCALL_ULONG_TYPE	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __CPU_MASK_TYPE 	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
+#define __REGISTER_T_TYPE	__SWORD_TYPE
 
 #ifdef __LP64__
 /* Tell the libc code that off_t and off64_t are actually the same type
diff --git a/posix/bits/types.h b/posix/bits/types.h
index 0de6c59bb4..4521d9d06e 100644
--- a/posix/bits/types.h
+++ b/posix/bits/types.h
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ typedef int __sig_atomic_t;
 __STD_TYPE __TIME64_T_TYPE __time64_t;	/* Seconds since the Epoch.  */
 #endif
 
+/* BSD: Size of a general-purpose integer register.  */
+__STD_TYPE __REGISTER_T_TYPE __register_t;
+
 #undef __STD_TYPE
 
 #endif /* bits/types.h */
diff --git a/posix/sys/types.h b/posix/sys/types.h
index 0e37b1ce6a..1bbd896ad4 100644
--- a/posix/sys/types.h
+++ b/posix/sys/types.h
@@ -160,11 +160,8 @@ typedef __uint16_t u_int16_t;
 typedef __uint32_t u_int32_t;
 typedef __uint64_t u_int64_t;
 
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (2, 7)
-typedef int register_t __attribute__ ((__mode__ (__word__)));
-#else
-typedef int register_t;
-#endif
+/* Type of a general-purpose integer register (BSD).  */
+typedef __register_t register_t;
 
 /* Some code from BIND tests this macro to see if the types above are
    defined.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/bits/typesizes.h b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/bits/typesizes.h
index 6bd9b43599..94b0afcdaf 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/bits/typesizes.h
+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/bits/typesizes.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #define __SYSCALL_SLONG_TYPE	__SLONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __SYSCALL_ULONG_TYPE	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __CPU_MASK_TYPE 	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
+#define __REGISTER_T_TYPE	__SWORD_TYPE
 
 /* Number of descriptors that can fit in an `fd_set'.  */
 #define	__FD_SETSIZE		256
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/bits/typesizes.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/bits/typesizes.h
index cde275defd..0485dd1eb7 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/bits/typesizes.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/bits/typesizes.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #define __SYSCALL_ULONG_TYPE	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __CPU_MASK_TYPE 	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __FSWORD_T_TYPE		__S32_TYPE
+#define __REGISTER_T_TYPE	__SWORD_TYPE
 
 /* Tell the libc code that off_t and off64_t are actually the same type
    for all ABI purposes, even if possibly expressed as different base types
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/bits/typesizes.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/bits/typesizes.h
index 3ef1281c8a..c738ff50a5 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/bits/typesizes.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/bits/typesizes.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #define __SYSCALL_SLONG_TYPE	__SLONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __SYSCALL_ULONG_TYPE	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __CPU_MASK_TYPE 	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
+#define __REGISTER_T_TYPE	__SWORD_TYPE
 
 #ifdef __LP64__
 /* Tell the libc code that off_t and off64_t are actually the same type
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/bits/typesizes.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/bits/typesizes.h
similarity index 90%
copy from sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/bits/typesizes.h
copy to sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/bits/typesizes.h
index 3ef1281c8a..1132670b1c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/bits/typesizes.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/bits/typesizes.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-/* bits/typesizes.h -- underlying types for *_t.  For the generic Linux ABI.
+/* bits/typesizes.h -- underlying types for *_t.  For the MIPS Linux ABI.
    Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com>, 2011.
 
    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@
 #define __INO_T_TYPE		__ULONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __INO64_T_TYPE		__UQUAD_TYPE
 #define __MODE_T_TYPE		__U32_TYPE
-#define __NLINK_T_TYPE		__U32_TYPE
+#define __NLINK_T_TYPE		__UWORD_TYPE
 #define __OFF_T_TYPE		__SLONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __OFF64_T_TYPE		__SQUAD_TYPE
 #define __PID_T_TYPE		__S32_TYPE
@@ -55,13 +54,19 @@
 #define __KEY_T_TYPE		__S32_TYPE
 #define __CLOCKID_T_TYPE	__S32_TYPE
 #define __TIMER_T_TYPE		void *
-#define __BLKSIZE_T_TYPE	__S32_TYPE
+#define __BLKSIZE_T_TYPE	__SLONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __FSID_T_TYPE		struct { int __val[2]; }
 #define __SSIZE_T_TYPE		__SWORD_TYPE
 #define __SYSCALL_SLONG_TYPE	__SLONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __SYSCALL_ULONG_TYPE	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __CPU_MASK_TYPE 	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
 
+#if defined _ABIN32 && _MIPS_SIM == _ABIN32
+#define __REGISTER_T_TYPE	__SQUAD_TYPE
+#else
+#define __REGISTER_T_TYPE	__SWORD_TYPE
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __LP64__
 /* Tell the libc code that off_t and off64_t are actually the same type
    for all ABI purposes, even if possibly expressed as different base types
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/bits/typesizes.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/bits/typesizes.h
index e42105700a..c578237817 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/bits/typesizes.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/bits/typesizes.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 #define __SYSCALL_SLONG_TYPE	__SLONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __SYSCALL_ULONG_TYPE	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __CPU_MASK_TYPE 	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
+#define __REGISTER_T_TYPE	__SWORD_TYPE
 
 #ifdef __s390x__
 /* Tell the libc code that off_t and off64_t are actually the same type
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/bits/typesizes.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/bits/typesizes.h
index 115cc1995b..0db18f4913 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/bits/typesizes.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/bits/typesizes.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #define __SYSCALL_SLONG_TYPE	__SLONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __SYSCALL_ULONG_TYPE	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
 #define __CPU_MASK_TYPE 	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
+#define __REGISTER_T_TYPE	__SWORD_TYPE
 
 #if defined __arch64__ || defined __sparcv9
 /* Tell the libc code that off_t and off64_t are actually the same type
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/bits/typesizes.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/bits/typesizes.h
index 18d2c63b0a..0a71e30681 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/bits/typesizes.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/bits/typesizes.h
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@
 #if defined __x86_64__ && defined __ILP32__
 # define __SYSCALL_SLONG_TYPE	__SQUAD_TYPE
 # define __SYSCALL_ULONG_TYPE	__UQUAD_TYPE
+# define __REGISTER_T_TYPE	__SQUAD_TYPE
 #else
 # define __SYSCALL_SLONG_TYPE	__SLONGWORD_TYPE
 # define __SYSCALL_ULONG_TYPE	__ULONGWORD_TYPE
+# define __REGISTER_T_TYPE	__SWORD_TYPE
 #endif
 
 #define __DEV_T_TYPE		__UQUAD_TYPE
