diff --git a/devel/diffutils/Makefile b/devel/diffutils/Makefile
index 643eaf9a1..8465d8665 100644
--- a/devel/diffutils/Makefile
+++ b/devel/diffutils/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ define Package/diffutils/description
 endef
 
 CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+	gl_cv_func_getopt_gnu=yes \
 	ac_cv_func_mempcpy=n
 TARGET_CFLAGS += --std=gnu99