--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if (("${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES
     ADD_DEFINITIONS(-std=c99)
     ADD_DEFINITIONS(-pedantic)
     # for strdup, setenv
-    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809)
+    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-D_GNU_SOURCE)
     #http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/Visibility
     add_definitions(-fvisibility=hidden)