diff --git a/src/nwipe.h b/src/nwipe.h
index 600c6e6..553be7e 100644
--- a/src/nwipe.h
+++ b/src/nwipe.h
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 #define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64
 #endif
 
+/* workaround for Fedora */
+#ifndef off64_t
+# define off64_t off_t
+#endif
+
 /* Busybox headers. */
 #ifdef BB_VER
 #include "busybox.h"