diff --git a/packages/addons/service/mariadb/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/mariadb/package.mk
index 1dbeb1d6bf..1486e64596 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/mariadb/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/mariadb/package.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ PKG_SECTION="service"
 PKG_ADDON_NAME="MariaDB SQL database server"
 PKG_ADDON_TYPE="xbmc.service"
 
+pre_configure_target() {
+  # mariadb does not need / nor build successfully with _FILE_OFFSET_BITS or _TIME_BITS set
+  if [ "${TARGET_ARCH}" = "arm" ]; then
+    export CFLAGS=$(echo ${CFLAGS} | sed -e "s|-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64||g")
+    export CFLAGS=$(echo ${CFLAGS} | sed -e "s|-D_TIME_BITS=64||g")
+    export CXXFLAGS=$(echo ${CXXFLAGS} | sed -e "s|-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64||g")
+    export CXXFLAGS=$(echo ${CXXFLAGS} | sed -e "s|-D_TIME_BITS=64||g")
+  fi
+}
+ 
 configure_package() {
   PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_HOST=" \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_MESSAGE=NEVER \