diff --git a/glfw/src/Monitor.zig b/glfw/src/Monitor.zig
index 934a3580..a9e7e270 100644
--- a/glfw/src/Monitor.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/Monitor.zig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const mem = std.mem;
 const testing = std.testing;
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("GLFW/glfw3.h"));
+const c = @import("c.zig").c;
 
 pub const Error = @import("errors.zig").Error;
 const getError = @import("errors.zig").getError;
diff --git a/glfw/src/VideoMode.zig b/glfw/src/VideoMode.zig
index f7e46c1c..c4176e88 100644
--- a/glfw/src/VideoMode.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/VideoMode.zig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const mem = std.mem;
 const testing = std.testing;
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("GLFW/glfw3.h"));
+const c = @import("c.zig").c;
 
 pub const Error = @import("errors.zig").Error;
 const getError = @import("errors.zig").getError;
diff --git a/glfw/src/action.zig b/glfw/src/action.zig
index 80af85a3..a183156b 100644
--- a/glfw/src/action.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/action.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Key and button actions
 
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("GLFW/glfw3.h"));
+const c = @import("c.zig").c;
 
 /// The key or mouse button was released.
 pub const release = C.GLFW_RELEASE;
diff --git a/glfw/src/c.zig b/glfw/src/c.zig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fd080ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glfw/src/c.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//! The GLFW C import
+//!
+//! This is declared centrally in this module and imported in all usage locations, as otherwise
+//! the underlying C import would be generated multiple times and e.g. struct types would be
+//! incompatible, e.g.:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! ./src/Monitor.zig:207:46: error: expected type '.cimport:8:11.struct_GLFWvidmode', found '.cimport:6:11.struct_GLFWvidmode'
+//!         slice[i] = VideoMode{ .handle = modes[i] };
+//!                                              ^
+//! ./zig-cache/o/07cfe6253b7dceb60e4bf24e3426d444/cimport.zig:783:32: note: .cimport:8:11.struct_GLFWvidmode declared here
+//! pub const struct_GLFWvidmode = extern struct {
+//!                                ^
+//! ./zig-cache/o/07cfe6253b7dceb60e4bf24e3426d444/cimport.zig:783:32: note: .cimport:6:11.struct_GLFWvidmode declared here
+//! pub const struct_GLFWvidmode = extern struct {
+//!                                ^
+//! ```
+pub const c = @cImport(@cInclude("GLFW/glfw3.h"));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/glfw/src/consts.zig b/glfw/src/consts.zig
index cea1ec8b..49bae0d7 100644
--- a/glfw/src/consts.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/consts.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! General constants
 
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("GLFW/glfw3.h"));
+const c = @import("c.zig").c;
 
 // Input focus window hint and attribute
 
diff --git a/glfw/src/errors.zig b/glfw/src/errors.zig
index 240133ff..72750dd2 100644
--- a/glfw/src/errors.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/errors.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Errors
 
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("GLFW/glfw3.h"));
+const c = @import("c.zig").c;
 
 /// Errors that GLFW can produce.
 pub const Error = error{
diff --git a/glfw/src/gamepad_axis.zig b/glfw/src/gamepad_axis.zig
index f3ed379d..a66d6647 100644
--- a/glfw/src/gamepad_axis.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/gamepad_axis.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //!
 //! See glfw.getGamepadState for how these are used.
 
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("GLFW/glfw3.h"));
+const c = @import("c.zig").c;
 
 pub const left_x = C.GLFW_GAMEPAD_AXIS_LEFT_X;
 pub const left_y = C.GLFW_GAMEPAD_AXIS_LEFT_Y;
diff --git a/glfw/src/gamepad_button.zig b/glfw/src/gamepad_button.zig
index 09c54d51..c0d8a0f7 100644
--- a/glfw/src/gamepad_button.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/gamepad_button.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //!
 //! See glfw.getGamepadState for how these are used.
 
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("GLFW/glfw3.h"));
+const c = @import("c.zig").c;
 
 pub const a = C.GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_A;
 pub const b = C.GLFW_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_B;
diff --git a/glfw/src/hat.zig b/glfw/src/hat.zig
index bb555336..586cfa6e 100644
--- a/glfw/src/hat.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/hat.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //!
 //! See glfw.getJoystickHats for how these are used.
 
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("GLFW/glfw3.h"));
+const c = @import("c.zig").c;
 
 pub const centered = C.GLFW_HAT_CENTERED;
 pub const up = C.GLFW_HAT_UP;
diff --git a/glfw/src/joystick.zig b/glfw/src/joystick.zig
index 639bf030..abf1feb0 100644
--- a/glfw/src/joystick.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/joystick.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //!
 //! See glfw.setJoystickCallback for how these are used.
 
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("GLFW/glfw3.h"));
+const c = @import("c.zig").c;
 
 pub const one = C.GLFW_JOYSTICK_1;
 pub const two = C.GLFW_JOYSTICK_2;
diff --git a/glfw/src/main.zig b/glfw/src/main.zig
index 0ab6aa2d..daa464ec 100644
--- a/glfw/src/main.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/main.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const testing = std.testing;
 
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("GLFW/glfw3.h"));
+const c = @import("c.zig").c;
 
 pub usingnamespace @import("consts.zig");
 pub const Error = @import("errors.zig").Error;
diff --git a/glfw/src/mod.zig b/glfw/src/mod.zig
index c6482734..19c9b6a2 100644
--- a/glfw/src/mod.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/mod.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //!
 //! See glfw.setKeyCallback for how these are used.
 
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("GLFW/glfw3.h"));
+const c = @import("c.zig").c;
 
 /// If this bit is set one or more Shift keys were held down.
 pub const shift = C.GLFW_MOD_SHIFT;
diff --git a/glfw/src/mouse_button.zig b/glfw/src/mouse_button.zig
index 904726aa..8ef60cd5 100644
--- a/glfw/src/mouse_button.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/mouse_button.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //!
 //! See glfw.setMouseButtonCallback for how these are used.
 
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("GLFW/glfw3.h"));
+const c = @import("c.zig").c;
 
 pub const one = C.GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_1;
 pub const two = C.GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_2;
diff --git a/glfw/src/version.zig b/glfw/src/version.zig
index 61e9eb69..e83a4d70 100644
--- a/glfw/src/version.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/version.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! GLFW version info
 
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("GLFW/glfw3.h"));
+const c = @import("c.zig").c;
 
 /// The major version number of the GLFW library.
 ///