diff --git a/bootstrap.conf b/bootstrap.conf
index 0dd893c5c..21a8cf15d 100644
--- a/bootstrap.conf
+++ b/bootstrap.conf
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ gnulib_modules="
   realloc-gnu
   regex
   save-cwd
+  stdbool
 "
 
 gnulib_tool_option_extras="\
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ cp -a INSTALL INSTALL.grub
 
 bootstrap_post_import_hook () {
   set -e
-  for patchname in fix-base64 fix-null-deref fix-null-state-deref fix-regcomp-uninit-token \
+  for patchname in fix-null-deref fix-null-state-deref fix-regcomp-uninit-token \
       fix-regexec-null-deref fix-uninit-structure fix-unused-value fix-width no-abort; do
     patch -d grub-core/lib/gnulib -p2 \
       < "grub-core/lib/gnulib-patches/$patchname.patch"
diff --git a/conf/Makefile.extra-dist b/conf/Makefile.extra-dist
index 8f1485d52..15a9b74e9 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.extra-dist
+++ b/conf/Makefile.extra-dist
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST += grub-core/gensymlist.sh
 EXTRA_DIST += grub-core/genemuinit.sh
 EXTRA_DIST += grub-core/genemuinitheader.sh
 
-EXTRA_DIST += grub-core/lib/gnulib-patches/fix-base64.patch
 EXTRA_DIST += grub-core/lib/gnulib-patches/fix-null-deref.patch
 EXTRA_DIST += grub-core/lib/gnulib-patches/fix-null-state-deref.patch
 EXTRA_DIST += grub-core/lib/gnulib-patches/fix-regcomp-uninit-token.patch
diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 4d4cc74cb..8808d7272 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -68,4 +68,8 @@
 
 #  define _GNU_SOURCE 1
 
+#  ifndef _GL_INLINE_HEADER_BEGIN
+#    define _GL_ATTRIBUTE_CONST __attribute__ ((const))
+#  endif /* !_GL_INLINE_HEADER_BEGIN */
+
 #endif
diff --git a/grub-core/lib/gnulib-patches/fix-base64.patch b/grub-core/lib/gnulib-patches/fix-base64.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 985db1279..000000000
--- a/grub-core/lib/gnulib-patches/fix-base64.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/lib/base64.h b/lib/base64.h
-index 9cd0183b8..185a2afa1 100644
---- a/lib/base64.h
-+++ b/lib/base64.h
-@@ -21,8 +21,14 @@
- /* Get size_t. */
- # include <stddef.h>
- 
--/* Get bool. */
--# include <stdbool.h>
-+#ifndef GRUB_POSIX_BOOL_DEFINED
-+typedef enum { false = 0, true = 1 } bool;
-+#define GRUB_POSIX_BOOL_DEFINED 1
-+#endif
-+
-+#ifndef _GL_ATTRIBUTE_CONST
-+# define _GL_ATTRIBUTE_CONST /* empty */
-+#endif
- 
- # ifdef __cplusplus
- extern "C" {
diff --git a/grub-core/lib/posix_wrap/sys/types.h b/grub-core/lib/posix_wrap/sys/types.h
index 854eb0122..eeda543c4 100644
--- a/grub-core/lib/posix_wrap/sys/types.h
+++ b/grub-core/lib/posix_wrap/sys/types.h
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 
+/* Provided by gnulib if not present. */
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
 typedef grub_ssize_t ssize_t;
-#ifndef GRUB_POSIX_BOOL_DEFINED
-typedef enum { false = 0, true = 1 } bool;
-#define GRUB_POSIX_BOOL_DEFINED 1
-#endif
 
 typedef grub_uint8_t uint8_t;
 typedef grub_uint16_t uint16_t;
diff --git a/grub-core/lib/xzembed/xz.h b/grub-core/lib/xzembed/xz.h
index f7b32d800..d1417039a 100644
--- a/grub-core/lib/xzembed/xz.h
+++ b/grub-core/lib/xzembed/xz.h
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <grub/misc.h>
-
-#ifndef GRUB_POSIX_BOOL_DEFINED
-typedef enum { false = 0, true = 1 } bool;
-#endif
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 /**
  * enum xz_ret - Return codes