diff --git a/compiler/ccgstmts.nim b/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
index beffab50b..1f21b275a 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ proc genTry(p: BProc, t: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
   #
   if not isEmptyType(t.typ) and d.k == locNone:
     getTemp(p, t.typ, d)
+  discard lists.IncludeStr(p.module.headerFiles, "<setjmp.h>")
   genLineDir(p, t)
   var safePoint = getTempName()
   discard cgsym(p.module, "E_Base")
diff --git a/lib/system/ansi_c.nim b/lib/system/ansi_c.nim
index a22c2b069..06da34926 100644
--- a/lib/system/ansi_c.nim
+++ b/lib/system/ansi_c.nim
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type
   C_TextFileStar = ptr CTextFile
   C_BinaryFileStar = ptr CBinaryFile
 
-  C_JmpBuf {.importc: "jmp_buf", header: "<setjmp.h>".} = array[0..31, int]
+  C_JmpBuf {.importc: "jmp_buf", header: "<setjmp.h>".} = object
 
 var
   c_stdin {.importc: "stdin", nodecl.}: C_TextFileStar