diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.28.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.28.bb
index 516c8c55be..e64a89c804 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.28.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/file/file_5.28.bb
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ inherit autotools
 EXTRA_OEMAKE_append_class-target = "-e FILE_COMPILE=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/file-native/file"
 EXTRA_OEMAKE_append_class-nativesdk = "-e FILE_COMPILE=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/file-native/file"
 
+CFLAGS_append = " -std=c99"
+
 FILES_${PN} += "${datadir}/misc/*.mgc"
 
 do_install_append_class-native() {