diff --git a/include/fcntl.h b/include/fcntl.h
index 0c3179402..4853fd1df 100644
--- a/include/fcntl.h
+++ b/include/fcntl.h
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
 
 
 
+/* Predefined file handles */
+#define STDIN_FILENO	0
+#define STDOUT_FILENO	1
+#define STDERR_FILENO	2
+
 /* Flag values for the open() call */
 #define O_RDONLY        0x01
 #define O_WRONLY        0x02