diff --git a/ntfsprogs/utils.h b/ntfsprogs/utils.h
index cefcd14e..949fa979 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/utils.h
+++ b/ntfsprogs/utils.h
@@ -132,4 +132,8 @@ static __inline__ ntfschar *ntfs_attr_get_name(ATTR_RECORD *attr)
 	return (ntfschar*)((u8*)attr + le16_to_cpu(attr->name_offset));
 }
 
+/* The define 'leMFT_REF' is not present in libntfs-3g. It is only symbolic so
+ * typedef it to MFT_REF.*/
+typedef MFT_REF leMFT_REF;
+
 #endif /* _NTFS_UTILS_H_ */