--- a/linux-user/syscall.c.orig
+++ a/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@
 #include <sys/kcov.h>
 #endif
 
+struct host_sigevent {                                                                                   
+    union sigval sigev_value;                                                                            
+    int sigev_signo;                                                                                     
+    int sigev_notify;                                                                                    
+    union {                                                                                              
+       int _pad[64-sizeof(int) * 2 + sizeof(union sigval)];                                              
+       int _tid;                                                                                         
+    } _sigev_un;                                                                                         
+}; 
+
 #define termios host_termios
 #define winsize host_winsize
 #define termio host_termio
@@ -7393,7 +7403,7 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-static inline abi_long target_to_host_sigevent(struct sigevent *host_sevp,
+static inline abi_long target_to_host_sigevent(struct host_sigevent *host_sevp,
                                                abi_ulong target_addr)
 {
     struct target_sigevent *target_sevp;