diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index be8e610452c..f3a65b38932 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -468,7 +468,8 @@ foreach ident : [
         ['kcmp',              '''#include <linux/kcmp.h>'''],
         ['keyctl',            '''#include <sys/types.h>
                                  #include <keyutils.h>'''],
-        ['copy_file_range',   '''#include <sys/syscall.h>
+        ['copy_file_range',   '''#define _GNU_SOURCE
+                                 #include <sys/syscall.h>
                                  #include <unistd.h>'''],
         ['bpf',               '''#include <sys/syscall.h>
                                  #include <unistd.h>'''],