diff --git a/srcpkgs/mame/template b/srcpkgs/mame/template
index 9f5c7be1a0e..6c0a1bb367e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mame/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mame/template
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ checksum=60055b19fc96306927257c5ffc265ecebcbe5c944cf98113d4d78f6304556c67
 nodebug=yes
 replaces="sdlmame>=0 sdlmess>=0"
 
+CFLAGS="-D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE"
+CXXFLAGS="-D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE"
+
 post_patch() {
 	vsed -i scripts/toolchain.lua -i 3rdparty/genie/src/host/scripts.c -e 's/-m32//' -e 's/-m64//'
 }