diff --git a/crypto/secret.c b/crypto/secret.c
index 9a9257a7f0..a799da1bdb 100644
--- a/crypto/secret.c
+++ b/crypto/secret.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ int qcrypto_secret_lookup(const char *secretid,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    *data = g_new0(uint8, secret->rawlen + 1);
+    *data = g_new0(uint8_t, secret->rawlen + 1);
     memcpy(*data, secret->rawdata, secret->rawlen);
     (*data)[secret->rawlen] = '\0';
     *datalen = secret->rawlen;
diff --git a/hw/net/vmware_utils.h b/hw/net/vmware_utils.h
index c2c2f900fa..c0dbb2ff41 100644
--- a/hw/net/vmware_utils.h
+++ b/hw/net/vmware_utils.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ vmw_shmem_rw(hwaddr addr, void *buf, int len, int is_write)
 }
 
 static inline void
-vmw_shmem_set(hwaddr addr, uint8 val, int len)
+vmw_shmem_set(hwaddr addr, uint8_t val, int len)
 {
     int i;
     VMW_SHPRN("SHMEM set: %" PRIx64 ", len: %d (value 0x%X)", addr, len, val);
diff --git a/include/fpu/softfloat.h b/include/fpu/softfloat.h
index a6842ad21d..575a7398cf 100644
--- a/include/fpu/softfloat.h
+++ b/include/fpu/softfloat.h
@@ -90,16 +90,11 @@ this code that are retained.
 #include "config-host.h"
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 
-/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-| Each of the following `typedef's defines the most convenient type that holds
-| integers of at least as many bits as specified.  For example, `uint8' should
-| be the most convenient type that can hold unsigned integers of as many as
-| 8 bits.  The `flag' type must be able to hold either a 0 or 1.  For most
-| implementations of C, `flag', `uint8', and `int8' should all be `typedef'ed
-| to the same as `int'.
-*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/* This 'flag' type must be able to hold at least 0 and 1. It should
+ * probably be replaced with 'bool' but the uses would need to be audited
+ * to check that they weren't accidentally relying on it being a larger type.
+ */
 typedef uint8_t flag;
-typedef uint8_t uint8;
 
 #define LIT64( a ) a##LL
 
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 4e606ab1a4..e49749d03d 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ struct DecompressParam {
     QemuMutex mutex;
     QemuCond cond;
     void *des;
-    uint8 *compbuf;
+    uint8_t *compbuf;
     int len;
 };
 typedef struct DecompressParam DecompressParam;