diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index 9ad2530557..27163073e3 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ static const double r2d = 180 / pi;
 template<typename T> T deg2rad(T val) { return T(val * d2r); }
 template<typename T> T rad2deg(T val) { return T(val * r2d); }
 
+// global abs() is only defined for int for some GCC impl on Linux, meaning we may
+// get unwanted behavior without any warning whatsoever. Instead, we want to use the
+// C++ version in std!
+using std::abs;
+
 #pragma warning(disable: 4250)
 
 #ifdef ANDROID