diff --git a/packages/devel/json-c/build b/packages/devel/json-c/build
index 4c3ce5525d..632c3cf34b 100755
--- a/packages/devel/json-c/build
+++ b/packages/devel/json-c/build
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 . config/options $1
 
 cd $PKG_BUILD
+ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes \
+ac_cv_func_realloc_0_nonnull=yes \
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
             --prefix=/usr \