diff --git a/extmod/vfs_fat.h b/extmod/vfs_fat.h
index da56a90770..e0836a555b 100644
--- a/extmod/vfs_fat.h
+++ b/extmod/vfs_fat.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ typedef struct _fs_user_mount_t {
 
 extern const byte fresult_to_errno_table[20];
 extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_fat_vfs_type;
+extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_vfs_fat_fileio;
+extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_vfs_fat_textio;
 
 mp_import_stat_t fat_vfs_import_stat(struct _fs_user_mount_t *vfs, const char *path);
 MP_DECLARE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_3(fat_vfs_open_obj);
diff --git a/extmod/vfs_fat_file.c b/extmod/vfs_fat_file.c
index cbd013f160..f7b9331b82 100644
--- a/extmod/vfs_fat_file.c
+++ b/extmod/vfs_fat_file.c
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@
 #include "lib/oofatfs/ff.h"
 #include "extmod/vfs_fat.h"
 
-#define mp_type_fileio fatfs_type_fileio
-#define mp_type_textio fatfs_type_textio
-
-extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_fileio;
-extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_textio;
-
 // this table converts from FRESULT to POSIX errno
 const byte fresult_to_errno_table[20] = {
     [FR_OK] = 0,
@@ -189,11 +183,11 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t file_open(fs_user_mount_t *vfs, const mp_obj_type_t *type, mp_ar
                 break;
             #if MICROPY_PY_IO_FILEIO
             case 'b':
-                type = &mp_type_fileio;
+                type = &mp_type_vfs_fat_fileio;
                 break;
             #endif
             case 't':
-                type = &mp_type_textio;
+                type = &mp_type_vfs_fat_textio;
                 break;
         }
     }
@@ -249,7 +243,7 @@ STATIC const mp_stream_p_t fileio_stream_p = {
     .ioctl = file_obj_ioctl,
 };
 
-const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_fileio = {
+const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_vfs_fat_fileio = {
     { &mp_type_type },
     .name = MP_QSTR_FileIO,
     .print = file_obj_print,
@@ -268,7 +262,7 @@ STATIC const mp_stream_p_t textio_stream_p = {
     .is_text = true,
 };
 
-const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_textio = {
+const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_vfs_fat_textio = {
     { &mp_type_type },
     .name = MP_QSTR_TextIOWrapper,
     .print = file_obj_print,
@@ -287,7 +281,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t fatfs_builtin_open_self(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t path, mp_obj_
     arg_vals[0].u_obj = path;
     arg_vals[1].u_obj = mode;
     arg_vals[2].u_obj = mp_const_none;
-    return file_open(self, &mp_type_textio, arg_vals);
+    return file_open(self, &mp_type_vfs_fat_textio, arg_vals);
 }
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_3(fat_vfs_open_obj, fatfs_builtin_open_self);
 
diff --git a/ports/cc3200/mpconfigport.h b/ports/cc3200/mpconfigport.h
index 29ae9092b1..ee9a226e5c 100644
--- a/ports/cc3200/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/cc3200/mpconfigport.h
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@
     X(ETIMEDOUT) \
 
 // TODO these should be generic, not bound to fatfs
-#define mp_type_fileio fatfs_type_fileio
-#define mp_type_textio fatfs_type_textio
+#define mp_type_fileio mp_type_vfs_fat_fileio
+#define mp_type_textio mp_type_vfs_fat_textio
 
 // use vfs's functions for import stat and builtin open
 #define mp_import_stat mp_vfs_import_stat
diff --git a/ports/esp32/mpconfigport.h b/ports/esp32/mpconfigport.h
index c7a87e3afe..24034ba16c 100644
--- a/ports/esp32/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/esp32/mpconfigport.h
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@
 #define MICROPY_FATFS_RPATH                 (2)
 #define MICROPY_FATFS_MAX_SS                (4096)
 #define MICROPY_FATFS_LFN_CODE_PAGE         (437) /* 1=SFN/ANSI 437=LFN/U.S.(OEM) */
-#define mp_type_fileio                      fatfs_type_fileio
-#define mp_type_textio                      fatfs_type_textio
+#define mp_type_fileio                      mp_type_vfs_fat_fileio
+#define mp_type_textio                      mp_type_vfs_fat_textio
 
 // use vfs's functions for import stat and builtin open
 #define mp_import_stat mp_vfs_import_stat
diff --git a/ports/esp8266/mpconfigport.h b/ports/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
index f29dbe5c02..ff45f86aeb 100644
--- a/ports/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ typedef uint32_t sys_prot_t; // for modlwip
 void *esp_native_code_commit(void*, size_t);
 #define MP_PLAT_COMMIT_EXEC(buf, len) esp_native_code_commit(buf, len)
 
-#define mp_type_fileio fatfs_type_fileio
-#define mp_type_textio fatfs_type_textio
+#define mp_type_fileio mp_type_vfs_fat_fileio
+#define mp_type_textio mp_type_vfs_fat_textio
 
 // use vfs's functions for import stat and builtin open
 #define mp_import_stat mp_vfs_import_stat
diff --git a/ports/stm32/mpconfigport.h b/ports/stm32/mpconfigport.h
index 7bd9442131..ecb3596fff 100644
--- a/ports/stm32/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/stm32/mpconfigport.h
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@
 #define MICROPY_FATFS_MULTI_PARTITION  (1)
 
 // TODO these should be generic, not bound to fatfs
-#define mp_type_fileio fatfs_type_fileio
-#define mp_type_textio fatfs_type_textio
+#define mp_type_fileio mp_type_vfs_fat_fileio
+#define mp_type_textio mp_type_vfs_fat_textio
 
 // use vfs's functions for import stat and builtin open
 #define mp_import_stat mp_vfs_import_stat