diff --git a/ipc/glue/AsyncChannel.cpp b/ipc/glue/AsyncChannel.cpp
index c7ba5b559036..2d2120c905fe 100644
--- a/ipc/glue/AsyncChannel.cpp
+++ b/ipc/glue/AsyncChannel.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ struct RunnableMethodTraits<mozilla::ipc::AsyncChannel>
 namespace mozilla {
 namespace ipc {
 
+// XXX work around bug in name resolution in MSVC8
+typedef mozilla::ipc::AsyncChannel::Listener Listener;
 
 bool
 AsyncChannel::Open(Transport* aTransport, MessageLoop* aIOLoop)
diff --git a/ipc/glue/RPCChannel.cpp b/ipc/glue/RPCChannel.cpp
index a5e84de370f0..ec8b5a6f68c1 100644
--- a/ipc/glue/RPCChannel.cpp
+++ b/ipc/glue/RPCChannel.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ struct RunnableMethodTraits<mozilla::ipc::RPCChannel>
 namespace mozilla {
 namespace ipc {
 
+// XXX work around bug in name resolution in MSVC8
+typedef mozilla::ipc::RPCChannel::Listener Listener;
 
 bool
 RPCChannel::Call(Message* msg, Message* reply)
diff --git a/ipc/glue/SyncChannel.cpp b/ipc/glue/SyncChannel.cpp
index 3c6f918e8b39..c656b14183b4 100644
--- a/ipc/glue/SyncChannel.cpp
+++ b/ipc/glue/SyncChannel.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ struct RunnableMethodTraits<mozilla::ipc::SyncChannel>
 namespace mozilla {
 namespace ipc {
 
+// XXX work around bug in name resolution in MSVC8
+typedef mozilla::ipc::SyncChannel::Listener Listener;
+
 bool
 SyncChannel::Send(Message* msg, Message* reply)
 {