diff --git a/package/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.mk b/package/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.mk
index ada0306e3e..7a750f9ab3 100644
--- a/package/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.mk
+++ b/package/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.mk
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@ TRACE_CMD_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 TRACE_CMD_LICENSE = GPLv2 LGPLv2.1
 TRACE_CMD_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.LIB
 
+# trace-cmd already defines _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE when necessary,
+# redefining it on the command line causes build problems.
+TRACE_CMD_CFLAGS=$(filter-out -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE,$(TARGET_CFLAGS)) -D_GNU_SOURCE
+
 define TRACE_CMD_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -D_GNU_SOURCE" \
+		CFLAGS="$(TRACE_CMD_CFLAGS)" \
 		-C $(@D) all
 endef