diff --git a/include/stddef.h b/include/stddef.h
index dbf5a4ae1fe987b9059fe2510171634c4db51bb6..a5bb9ecc2539cdfaec4226dc36d53d59f34cd027 100644
--- a/include/stddef.h
+++ b/include/stddef.h
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 
 #include <bits/alltypes.h>
 
+#if __GNUC__ > 3
+#define offsetof(type, member) __builtin_offsetof(type, member)
+#else
 #define offsetof(type, member) ((size_t)( (char *)&(((type *)0)->member) - (char *)0 ))
+#endif
 
 #endif