diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 892a01f69..feedd1063 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ if cc.has_function('mkstemp', prefix : '#include <stdlib.h>')
   cdata.set('HAVE_MKSTEMP', 1)
 endif
 
-if cc.has_function('memfd_create', prefix : '#include <sys/mman.h>')
+if cc.has_function('memfd_create', prefix : '#include <sys/mman.h>', args : [ '-D__USE_GNU' ])
   cdata.set('HAVE_MEMFD_CREATE', 1)
 endif