diff --git a/srcpkgs/txr/template b/srcpkgs/txr/template
index 0f60fe1d4d0..a7e5791b52e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/txr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/txr/template
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ changelog="http://www.kylheku.com/cgit/txr/tree/RELNOTES"
 distfiles="http://www.kylheku.com/cgit/txr/snapshot/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=5f10467610d8213be9af8a1fc9dafbd4902b7b473a82d8b2945cfa5ea6d2fee5
 nopie=yes
+CFLAGS="-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
 
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "glibc" ]; then
 	makedepends+=" libxcrypt-devel"