diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix
index 732abc52ef0..dd63bdd0cf7 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e2fsprogs/default.nix
@@ -15,5 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   preInstall = "installFlagsArray=('LN=ln -s')";
   postInstall = "make install-libs";
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE =
-    if stdenv ? isDietLibC then "-UHAVE_SYS_PRCTL_H -DHAVE_LSEEK64_PROTOTYPE=1 -Dstat64=stat" else "";
+    if stdenv ? isDietLibC then
+      "-UHAVE_SYS_PRCTL_H " +
+      (if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then "-DHAVE_LSEEK64_PROTOTYPE=1 -Dstat64=stat" else "")
+    else "";
 }