diff --git a/crypto/hash.rs b/crypto/hash.rs
index 60a98e98..ed617be6 100644
--- a/crypto/hash.rs
+++ b/crypto/hash.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use std::libc::c_uint;
-use std::libc;
+use libc;
+use libc::c_uint;
 use std::ptr;
 use std::slice;
 
diff --git a/crypto/hmac.rs b/crypto/hmac.rs
index 17993bfe..b66180fc 100644
--- a/crypto/hmac.rs
+++ b/crypto/hmac.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-use std::libc::{c_uchar, c_int, c_uint};
+use libc::{c_uchar, c_int, c_uint};
 use std::ptr;
 use std::slice;
 use crypto::hash;
diff --git a/crypto/pkcs5.rs b/crypto/pkcs5.rs
index d50666a1..2d1bfd34 100644
--- a/crypto/pkcs5.rs
+++ b/crypto/pkcs5.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::libc::c_int;
+use libc::c_int;
 use std::slice;
 
 #[link(name = "crypto")]
diff --git a/crypto/pkey.rs b/crypto/pkey.rs
index abe764dd..0058e6d0 100644
--- a/crypto/pkey.rs
+++ b/crypto/pkey.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::cast;
-use std::libc::{c_char, c_int, c_uint};
-use std::libc;
+use libc::{c_char, c_int, c_uint};
+use libc;
 use std::ptr;
 use std::slice;
 use crypto::hash::{HashType, MD5, SHA1, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512};
diff --git a/crypto/rand.rs b/crypto/rand.rs
index 9d1744a2..2ae001ef 100644
--- a/crypto/rand.rs
+++ b/crypto/rand.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::libc::c_int;
+use libc::c_int;
 use std::slice;
 
 #[link(name = "crypto")]
diff --git a/crypto/symm.rs b/crypto/symm.rs
index 008f777a..d648d7c4 100644
--- a/crypto/symm.rs
+++ b/crypto/symm.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use std::libc::{c_int, c_uint};
-use std::libc;
+use libc::{c_int, c_uint};
+use libc;
 use std::slice;
 
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
diff --git a/lib.rs b/lib.rs
index 5f854761..840d439c 100644
--- a/lib.rs
+++ b/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #![crate_type="dylib"]
 #![doc(html_root_url="http://www.rust-ci.org/sfackler/rust-openssl/doc")]
 
+extern crate libc;
 #[cfg(test)]
 extern crate serialize;
 extern crate sync;
diff --git a/ssl/error.rs b/ssl/error.rs
index 9cd58a2d..dd387e2f 100644
--- a/ssl/error.rs
+++ b/ssl/error.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::libc::c_ulong;
+use libc::c_ulong;
 use std::io::IoError;
 
 use ssl::ffi;
diff --git a/ssl/ffi.rs b/ssl/ffi.rs
index 172a25a2..819fb63d 100644
--- a/ssl/ffi.rs
+++ b/ssl/ffi.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![allow(non_camel_case_types)]
 
-use std::libc::{c_int, c_void, c_long, c_ulong, c_char};
+use libc::{c_int, c_void, c_long, c_ulong, c_char};
 
 pub type SSL_CTX = c_void;
 pub type SSL_METHOD = c_void;
diff --git a/ssl/mod.rs b/ssl/mod.rs
index ef800474..b43289eb 100644
--- a/ssl/mod.rs
+++ b/ssl/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use sync::one::{Once, ONCE_INIT};
 use std::cast;
-use std::libc::{c_int, c_void, c_char};
+use libc::{c_int, c_void, c_char};
 use std::ptr;
 use std::io::{IoResult, IoError, EndOfFile, Stream, Reader, Writer};
 use std::unstable::mutex::NativeMutex;