diff --git a/reactos/include/host/typedefs.h b/reactos/include/host/typedefs.h
index 9e0b28280dd..7a103f7e549 100644
--- a/reactos/include/host/typedefs.h
+++ b/reactos/include/host/typedefs.h
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ typedef unsigned char UCHAR, *PUCHAR, BYTE, *LPBYTE;
 typedef char CHAR, *PCHAR, *PSTR;
 typedef const char CCHAR;
 typedef const char *PCSTR, *LPCSTR;
-typedef short SHORT;
-typedef unsigned short USHORT;
+typedef short SHORT, *PSHORT;
+typedef unsigned short USHORT, *PUSHORT;
 typedef unsigned short WORD, *PWORD, *LPWORD;
 typedef int LONG, *PLONG, *LPLONG;
 typedef unsigned int ULONG, *PULONG, DWORD, *LPDWORD;