diff --git a/src/v4l2/meson.build b/src/v4l2/meson.build
index e88e0b33..12d1e2a4 100644
--- a/src/v4l2/meson.build
+++ b/src/v4l2/meson.build
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ v4l2_compat_cpp_args = [
     # file operations, disable transparent large file support.
     '-U_FILE_OFFSET_BITS',
     '-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=32',
+    '-U_TIME_BITS',
     '-D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE',
     '-fvisibility=hidden',
 ]