diff --git a/srcpkgs/golly/template b/srcpkgs/golly/template
index 691f999a6ed..da36377ced1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/golly/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/golly/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'golly'
 pkgname=golly
 version=4.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_wrksrc="gui-wx"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="-f makefile-gtk GOLLYDIR=/usr/share/golly LUALIB=-llua5.4
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ homepage="http://golly.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}-src.tar.gz"
 checksum=6c655a6ce2fd75c6ae7289da39d084162c6ed887a01c21c3760872e3ff6d60c8
 
-CXXFLAGS="-I../gollybase"
+CXXFLAGS="-I../gollybase -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
 
 post_extract() {
 	# POSIX name clash