diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/fontconfig/fontconfig_2.11.1.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/fontconfig/fontconfig_2.11.1.bb
index 797b3218b5..4fa58ab380 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/fontconfig/fontconfig_2.11.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/fontconfig/fontconfig_2.11.1.bb
@@ -38,5 +38,7 @@ DEBIAN_NOAUTONAME_fontconfig-utils = "1"
 inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = " --disable-docs --with-default-fonts=${datadir}/fonts"
+TARGET_CPPFLAGS += "-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
+
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"