diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fe079f6d9..8e588c32b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ add_library(
     ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/mbgl/util/unitbezier.hpp
     ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/mbgl/util/util.hpp
     ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/mbgl/util/variant.hpp
+    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/mbgl/util/vectors.hpp
     ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/mbgl/util/work_request.hpp
     ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/mbgl/util/work_task.hpp
     ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/mbgl/util/work_task_impl.hpp
diff --git a/include/mbgl/util/vectors.hpp b/include/mbgl/util/vectors.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90371284d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/mbgl/util/vectors.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <array>
+
+namespace mbgl {
+
+using vec2 = std::array<double, 2>;
+using vec3 = std::array<double, 3>;
+using vec3f = std::array<float, 3>;
+using vec3i = std::array<int, 3>;
+using vec4 = std::array<double, 4>;
+
+} // namespace mbgl
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/mbgl/util/mat3.hpp b/src/mbgl/util/mat3.hpp
index 9690bab00..cb43505ba 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/util/mat3.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/util/mat3.hpp
@@ -24,12 +24,10 @@
 
 #include <array>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <mbgl/util/vectors.hpp>
 
 namespace mbgl {
 
-using vec3 = std::array<double, 3>;
-using vec3f = std::array<float, 3>;
-using vec3i = std::array<int, 3>;
 using mat3 = std::array<double, 9>;
 
 inline vec3 vec3Cross(const vec3& a, const vec3& b) {
diff --git a/src/mbgl/util/mat4.hpp b/src/mbgl/util/mat4.hpp
index 438771949..5e56ca170 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/util/mat4.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/util/mat4.hpp
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <array>
+#include <mbgl/util/vectors.hpp>
 
 namespace mbgl {
 
-using vec4 = std::array<double, 4>;
 using mat4 = std::array<double, 16>;
 
 namespace matrix {