diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d65cd416d..ee5a7aa22 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ set(SRC
     stdlib_experimental_io.f90
     stdlib_experimental_error.f90
     stdlib_experimental_optval.f90
+    stdlib_experimental_kinds.f90
 )
 
 add_library(fortran_stdlib ${SRC})
diff --git a/src/Makefile.manual b/src/Makefile.manual
index 31ca7cad7..0807f3ff1 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.manual
+++ b/src/Makefile.manual
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ SRC = stdlib_experimental_ascii.f90 \
       stdlib_experimental_error.f90 \
       stdlib_experimental_io.f90 \
       stdlib_experimental_optval.f90 \
+      stdlib_experimental_kinds.f90 \
       f18estop.f90
 
 LIB = libstdlib.a
@@ -28,4 +29,8 @@ clean:
 
 # Fortran module dependencies
 f18estop.o: stdlib_experimental_error.o
-stdlib_experimental_io.o: stdlib_experimental_error.o stdlib_experimental_optval.o
+stdlib_experimental_io.o: \
+	stdlib_experimental_error.o \
+	stdlib_experimental_optval.o \
+	stdlib_experimental_kinds.o
+stdlib_experimental_optval.o: stdlib_experimental_kinds.o
diff --git a/src/stdlib_experimental_io.f90 b/src/stdlib_experimental_io.f90
index 547f9c0a9..048b30cfd 100644
--- a/src/stdlib_experimental_io.f90
+++ b/src/stdlib_experimental_io.f90
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module stdlib_experimental_io
-use iso_fortran_env, only: sp=>real32, dp=>real64, qp=>real128
+use stdlib_experimental_kinds, only: sp, dp, qp
 use stdlib_experimental_error, only: error_stop
 use stdlib_experimental_optval, only: optval
 implicit none
diff --git a/src/stdlib_experimental_kinds.f90 b/src/stdlib_experimental_kinds.f90
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d40a947b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stdlib_experimental_kinds.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module stdlib_experimental_kinds
+use iso_fortran_env, only: sp=>real32, dp=>real64, qp=>real128
+use iso_fortran_env, only: int8, int16, int32, int64
+! If we decide later to use iso_fortran_env instead of iso_fortran_env:
+!use iso_c_binding, only: sp=>c_float, dp=>c_double, qp=>c_float128
+!use iso_c_binding, only: int8=>c_int8_t, int16=>c_int16_t, int32=>c_int32_t, int64=>c_int64_t
+implicit none
+private
+public sp, dp, qp, int8, int16, int32, int64
+end module
diff --git a/src/stdlib_experimental_optval.f90 b/src/stdlib_experimental_optval.f90
index 85e67b8ce..6672d414c 100644
--- a/src/stdlib_experimental_optval.f90
+++ b/src/stdlib_experimental_optval.f90
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module stdlib_experimental_optval
   !!
   !! It is an error to call `optval` with a single actual argument.
   !!
-  use iso_fortran_env, only: sp => real32, dp => real64, qp => real128, int8, int16, int32, int64
+  use stdlib_experimental_kinds, only: sp, dp, qp, int8, int16, int32, int64
   implicit none
 
 
diff --git a/src/tests/io/test_loadtxt.f90 b/src/tests/io/test_loadtxt.f90
index 4b0ba95c8..fbd520e28 100644
--- a/src/tests/io/test_loadtxt.f90
+++ b/src/tests/io/test_loadtxt.f90
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 program test_loadtxt
-use iso_fortran_env, only: sp=>real32, dp=>real64
+use stdlib_experimental_kinds, only: sp, dp
 use stdlib_experimental_io, only: loadtxt
 use stdlib_experimental_error, only: error_stop
 implicit none
diff --git a/src/tests/io/test_loadtxt_qp.f90 b/src/tests/io/test_loadtxt_qp.f90
index 7ac4aa221..083eb3376 100644
--- a/src/tests/io/test_loadtxt_qp.f90
+++ b/src/tests/io/test_loadtxt_qp.f90
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 program test_loadtxt_qp
-use iso_fortran_env, only: qp=>real128
+use stdlib_experimental_kinds, only: qp
 use stdlib_experimental_io, only: loadtxt
 implicit none
 
diff --git a/src/tests/io/test_savetxt.f90 b/src/tests/io/test_savetxt.f90
index 273e72973..5ef4b5647 100644
--- a/src/tests/io/test_savetxt.f90
+++ b/src/tests/io/test_savetxt.f90
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 program test_savetxt
-use iso_fortran_env, only: sp=>real32, dp=>real64
+use stdlib_experimental_kinds, only: sp, dp
 use stdlib_experimental_io, only: loadtxt, savetxt
 use stdlib_experimental_error, only: assert
 implicit none
diff --git a/src/tests/io/test_savetxt_qp.f90 b/src/tests/io/test_savetxt_qp.f90
index 31492a0d0..69a973e00 100644
--- a/src/tests/io/test_savetxt_qp.f90
+++ b/src/tests/io/test_savetxt_qp.f90
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 program test_savetxt_qp
-use iso_fortran_env, only: qp=>real128
+use stdlib_experimental_kinds, only: qp
 use stdlib_experimental_io, only: loadtxt, savetxt
 use stdlib_experimental_error, only: assert
 implicit none