diff --git a/include/fuse-lite/fuse_common.h b/include/fuse-lite/fuse_common.h
index b7e5791b..ddc9ce30 100644
--- a/include/fuse-lite/fuse_common.h
+++ b/include/fuse-lite/fuse_common.h
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@
 #define FUSE_MAKE_VERSION(maj, min)  ((maj) * 10 + (min))
 #define FUSE_VERSION FUSE_MAKE_VERSION(FUSE_MAJOR_VERSION, FUSE_MINOR_VERSION)
 
-/* This interface uses 64 bit off_t */
-#if _FILE_OFFSET_BITS != 64
-#error Please add -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 to your compile flags!
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
diff --git a/libfuse-lite/Makefile.am b/libfuse-lite/Makefile.am
index c8339718..9e73d4e8 100644
--- a/libfuse-lite/Makefile.am
+++ b/libfuse-lite/Makefile.am
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ endif
 
 libfuse_lite_la_CFLAGS=			  \
 	$(AM_CFLAGS) 			  \
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/include/fuse-lite \
-	-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/include/fuse-lite
 
 libfuse_lite_la_LIBADD  = $(LIBFUSE_LITE_LIBS)