diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcr/template b/srcpkgs/gcr/template
index fc3b9eaa80e..ef04600670a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcr/template
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/gcr/${version%.*}/gcr-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=bad10f3c553a0e1854649ab59c5b2434da22ca1a54ae6138f1f53961567e1ab7
 make_check_pre="dbus-run-session"
 make_check=no # Gcr:ERROR:../gcr/test-gnupg-collection.c:203:test_load: assertion failed: (record)
+CFLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE" # getpass
 
 # Package build options
 build_options="gir"