diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 62cf8078..403fcdf7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8064,6 +8064,15 @@ fi
 
 
 
+case "$host_os" in
+    *)
+        # AC_DEFINE([_XOPEN_SOURCE], [500], [Need pread])
+
+$as_echo "#define _BSD_SOURCE 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+        ;;
+esac
+
 ALL_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $SQLITE3_LDFLAGS"
 
 static_lib_list="libncurses.a libreadline.a libsqlite3.a libz.a libtinfo.a"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1746fb9a..2b69cffc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ AX_PATH_LIB_READLINE
 
 LNAV_WITH_SQLITE3("3.0.0")
 
+case "$host_os" in
+    *)
+        # AC_DEFINE([_XOPEN_SOURCE], [500], [Need pread])
+        AC_DEFINE([_BSD_SOURCE], [1], [Need pread])
+        ;;
+esac
+
 ALL_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $SQLITE3_LDFLAGS"
 
 static_lib_list="libncurses.a libreadline.a libsqlite3.a libz.a libtinfo.a"
diff --git a/src/config.h.in b/src/config.h.in
index 4593e536..5010ea21 100644
--- a/src/config.h.in
+++ b/src/config.h.in
@@ -161,3 +161,6 @@
 
 /* Version number of package */
 #undef VERSION
+
+/* Need pread */
+#undef _BSD_SOURCE