diff --git a/src/uu/sort/src/sort.rs b/src/uu/sort/src/sort.rs
index 5fc00b95e..45b96f895 100644
--- a/src/uu/sort/src/sort.rs
+++ b/src/uu/sort/src/sort.rs
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ pub(crate) fn fd_soft_limit() -> Option<usize> {
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
 pub(crate) fn current_open_fd_count() -> Option<usize> {
-    use nix::libc;
+    use libc;
 
     fn count_dir(path: &str) -> Option<usize> {
         let entries = std::fs::read_dir(path).ok()?;
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@ fn locale_failed_to_set() -> bool {
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
 fn locale_failed_to_set() -> bool {
-    use nix::libc;
+    use libc;
     unsafe { libc::setlocale(libc::LC_COLLATE, c"".as_ptr()).is_null() }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/uu/stty/src/stty.rs b/src/uu/stty/src/stty.rs
index ec8cc4cf2..2f0ef6e66 100644
--- a/src/uu/stty/src/stty.rs
+++ b/src/uu/stty/src/stty.rs
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ mod flags;
 use crate::flags::AllFlags;
 use crate::flags::COMBINATION_SETTINGS;
 use clap::{Arg, ArgAction, ArgMatches, Command};
-use nix::libc::{O_NONBLOCK, TIOCGWINSZ, TIOCSWINSZ, c_ushort};
+use libc::{O_NONBLOCK, TIOCGWINSZ, TIOCSWINSZ, c_ushort};
 
 #[cfg(all(
     target_os = "linux",
     not(target_arch = "powerpc"),
     not(target_arch = "powerpc64")
 ))]
-use nix::libc::{TCGETS2, termios2};
+use libc::{TCGETS2, termios2};
 
 use rustix::termios::{
     ControlModes as ControlFlags, InputModes as InputFlags, LocalModes as LocalFlags,
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ fn parse_rows_cols(arg: &str) -> Option<u16> {
 /// - Returns `None` if format is invalid
 fn parse_saved_state(arg: &str) -> Option<Vec<u32>> {
     let parts: Vec<&str> = arg.split(':').collect();
-    let expected_parts = 4 + nix::libc::NCCS;
+    let expected_parts = 4 + libc::NCCS;
 
     // GNU requires exactly the right number of parts for this platform
     if parts.len() != expected_parts {
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/i18n/datetime.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/i18n/datetime.rs
index ce5201360..50d92f753 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/i18n/datetime.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/i18n/datetime.rs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ pub fn get_locale_months() -> Option<&'static [Vec<u8>; 12]> {
     target_os = "dragonfly"
 ))]
 fn get_locale_months_inner() -> Option<[Vec<u8>; 12]> {
-    use nix::libc;
+    use libc;
     use std::ffi::CStr;
 
     let abmon_items: [libc::nl_item; 12] = [
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/signals.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/signals.rs
index 9bcf7573a..270ddb564 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/signals.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/signals.rs
@@ -704,7 +704,6 @@ static STARTUP_STATE_WAS_CAPTURED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 #[cfg(unix)]
 #[allow(clippy::missing_safety_doc)]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn capture_startup_state() {
-    use nix::libc;
     use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
     use std::ptr;
 
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/panic.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/panic.rs
index 3df3c4f19..bbe479da6 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/panic.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/panic.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ pub fn mute_sigpipe_panic() {
 /// variable. If set to "default", it restores SIGPIPE to SIG_DFL.
 #[cfg(unix)]
 pub fn preserve_inherited_sigpipe() {
-    use nix::libc;
 
     // Check if parent specified that SIGPIPE should be default
     if std::env::var_os("RUST_SIGPIPE").is_some_and(|v| v == "default") {