diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2e52464533577697e5238fd2617c91f7d31d54fb..f196c81e83fbef95dd801f625690b5e940c38d98 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ INSTALL_LIBRARY_PATH = $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/$(LIBRARY_PATH)
 
 INSTALL ?= cp -a
 
-R_CFLAGS = -fpic $(CFLAGS) -Wall -Werror -Wstrict-prototypes -Wwrite-strings
+R_CFLAGS = -fpic $(CFLAGS) -Wall -Werror -Wstrict-prototypes -Wwrite-strings -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200112L
 
 uname_S := $(shell sh -c 'uname -s 2>/dev/null || echo false')