diff --git a/utils/utils.h b/utils/utils.h
index e964a7016f05ea70b04cd6736bfdbf4352258188..8899489962bb1c030352f4fe9dea8d74a0837bc0 100644
--- a/utils/utils.h
+++ b/utils/utils.h
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ typedef char * string_t;
 // rtime_t: tipo usado para representar valores de tempo em ponto flutuante
 typedef double rtime_t;
 
+// lint_t: tipo usado para representar valores long int
+typedef long int lint_t;
+
 // SIMD alignment macros (bytes)
 #define ALIGN_64 __attribute__((aligned(64)))
 #define ALIGN_32 __attribute__((aligned(32)))