diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e94bb71..75ed071 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_LANG([C])
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
 
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 AC_ARG_WITH([bash-completion-dir],