diff --git a/cmd-line-utils/libedit/histedit.h b/cmd-line-utils/libedit/histedit.h
index 9f2b245f851..523d27b0be2 100644
--- a/cmd-line-utils/libedit/histedit.h
+++ b/cmd-line-utils/libedit/histedit.h
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@
 #define	LIBEDIT_MAJOR 2
 #define	LIBEDIT_MINOR 11
 
+/* XXXMYSQL : stdint.h might not be available on older Solaris platforms. */
+#if defined(__sun) || defined(__sun__)
+#include <sys/inttypes.h>
+#else
 #include <stdint.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/cmd-line-utils/libedit/np/unvis.c b/cmd-line-utils/libedit/np/unvis.c
index 9267db71137..812d280b2d8 100644
--- a/cmd-line-utils/libedit/np/unvis.c
+++ b/cmd-line-utils/libedit/np/unvis.c
@@ -47,7 +47,14 @@ static char sccsid[] = "@(#)unvis.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93";
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
+
+/* XXXMYSQL : stdint.h might not be available on older Solaris platforms. */
+#if defined(__sun) || defined(__sun__)
+#include <sys/inttypes.h>
+#else
 #include <stdint.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 /*