diff --git a/build_zng.rs b/build_zng.rs
index 210317f6..0317a465 100644
--- a/build_zng.rs
+++ b/build_zng.rs
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ pub fn build_zlib_ng(target: &str, compat: bool) {
             .define("HAVE_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN", None)
             .define("HAVE_VISIBILITY_INTERNAL", None)
             .define("Z_HAVE_UNISTD_H", None)
+            .define("_FILE_OFFSET_BITS", "64")
             .define("_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE", "1")
             .define("__USE_LARGEFILE64", None);
     }