diff --git a/packages/compress/zip/package.mk b/packages/compress/zip/package.mk
index 7f2204afd5..d5148e3317 100644
--- a/packages/compress/zip/package.mk
+++ b/packages/compress/zip/package.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="A compression and file packaging utility."
 PKG_TOOLCHAIN="manual"
 
 make_target() {
+  CFLAGS+=" -DLARGE_FILE_SUPPORT"
   make CC=${CC} CPP=${CPP} RANLIB=${RANLIB} AR=${AR} STRIP=${STRIP} LOCAL_ZIP="${CFLAGS}" \
        -f unix/Makefile generic
 }