diff --git a/common/platform_types.h b/common/platform_types.h
index 9404f987ac..e2ffb7b304 100644
--- a/common/platform_types.h
+++ b/common/platform_types.h
@@ -33,6 +33,39 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
+#define ALIGNARRAYSIZE(a, b) (((a + b - 1) / b) * b)
+#define ALNARS_16_4(a) ALIGNARRAYSIZE(a, 4)
+
+typedef struct complexd {
+  double r;
+  double i;
+} cd_t;
+
+typedef struct complexf {
+  float r;
+  float i;
+} cf_t;
+
+typedef struct complex8 {
+  int8_t r;
+  int8_t i;
+} c8_t;
+
+typedef struct complex16 {
+  int16_t r;
+  int16_t i;
+} c16_t;
+
+typedef struct complex32 {
+  int32_t r;
+  int32_t i;
+} c32_t;
+
+typedef struct complex64 {
+  int64_t r;
+  int64_t i;
+} c64_t;
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // GENERIC ACCESS STRATUM TYPES
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/TOOLS/tools_defs.h b/openair1/PHY/TOOLS/tools_defs.h
index 9ee558c72b..092beebcd7 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/TOOLS/tools_defs.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/TOOLS/tools_defs.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <assert.h>
-
+#include "common/platform_types.h"
 #include "PHY/sse_intrin.h"
 
 #include "common/utils/assertions.h"
@@ -51,39 +51,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#define ALIGNARRAYSIZE(a, b) (((a + b - 1) / b) * b)
-#define ALNARS_16_4(a) ALIGNARRAYSIZE(a, 4)
-
-  typedef struct complexd {
-    double r;
-    double i;
-  } cd_t;
-
-  typedef struct complexf {
-    float r;
-    float i;
-  } cf_t;
-
-  typedef struct complex8 {
-    int8_t r;
-    int8_t i;
-  } c8_t;
-
-  typedef struct complex16 {
-    int16_t r;
-    int16_t i;
-  } c16_t;
-
-  typedef struct complex32 {
-    int32_t r;
-    int32_t i;
-  } c32_t;
-
-  typedef struct complex64 {
-    int64_t r;
-    int64_t i;
-  } c64_t;
-
   typedef struct {
     int dim1;
     int dim2;