diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/sys/cdefs.h b/newlib/libc/include/sys/cdefs.h
index e6a31bd51..7dff2c8d8 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/include/sys/cdefs.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/sys/cdefs.h
@@ -716,4 +716,23 @@
 #define	__guarded_by(x)		__lock_annotate(guarded_by(x))
 #define	__pt_guarded_by(x)	__lock_annotate(pt_guarded_by(x))
 
+/* Alignment builtins for better type checking and improved code generation. */
+/* Provide fallback versions for other compilers (GCC/Clang < 10): */
+#if !__has_builtin(__builtin_is_aligned)
+#define __builtin_is_aligned(x, align)	\
+	(((__uintptr_t)x & ((align) - 1)) == 0)
+#endif
+#if !__has_builtin(__builtin_align_up)
+#define __builtin_align_up(x, align)	\
+	((__typeof__(x))(((__uintptr_t)(x)+((align)-1))&(~((align)-1))))
+#endif
+#if !__has_builtin(__builtin_align_down)
+#define __builtin_align_down(x, align)	\
+	((__typeof__(x))((x)&(~((align)-1))))
+#endif
+
+#define __align_up(x, y) __builtin_align_up(x, y)
+#define __align_down(x, y) __builtin_align_down(x, y)
+#define __is_aligned(x, y) __builtin_is_aligned(x, y)
+
 #endif /* !_SYS_CDEFS_H_ */