diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/sigio.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/sigio.c
index 37d60e72cf26..9e71794839e8 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/sigio.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/sigio.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2002 - 2008 Jeff Dike (jdike@{addtoit,linux.intel}.com)
  */
 
-#include <linux/minmax.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ static struct pollfds all_sigio_fds;
 
 static int write_sigio_thread(void *unused)
 {
-	struct pollfds *fds;
+	struct pollfds *fds, tmp;
 	struct pollfd *p;
 	int i, n, respond_fd;
 	char c;
@@ -78,7 +77,9 @@ static int write_sigio_thread(void *unused)
 					       "write_sigio_thread : "
 					       "read on socket failed, "
 					       "err = %d\n", errno);
-				swap(current_poll, next_poll);
+				tmp = current_poll;
+				current_poll = next_poll;
+				next_poll = tmp;
 				respond_fd = sigio_private[1];
 			}
 			else {