diff --git a/printbuf.c b/printbuf.c
index a40b89d..d9620ad 100644
--- a/printbuf.c
+++ b/printbuf.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
  */
 
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>