diff --git a/src/file/SDL_rwops.c b/src/file/SDL_rwops.c
index df6b8fbca..3c519ef98 100644
--- a/src/file/SDL_rwops.c
+++ b/src/file/SDL_rwops.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
      misrepresented as being the original software.
   3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
 */
+/* Need this so Linux systems define fseek64o, ftell64o and off64_t */
+#define _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
 #include "SDL_config.h"
 
 /* This file provides a general interface for SDL to read and write