diff --git a/package/policycoreutils/policycoreutils.mk b/package/policycoreutils/policycoreutils.mk
index 61d91066d4..0e639760fa 100644
--- a/package/policycoreutils/policycoreutils.mk
+++ b/package/policycoreutils/policycoreutils.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ POLICYCOREUTILS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 POLICYCOREUTILS_CPE_ID_VENDOR = selinuxproject
 
 POLICYCOREUTILS_DEPENDENCIES = libsemanage libcap-ng $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
-POLICYCOREUTILS_MAKE_OPTS = LDLIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
+POLICYCOREUTILS_MAKE_OPTS = $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) LDLIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_PAM),y)
 POLICYCOREUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += linux-pam
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_PAM)$(BR2_PACKAGE_AUDIT),yy)
 POLICYCOREUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += LSPP_PRIV=y
 endif
 
-# Undefining _FILE_OFFSET_BITS here because of a "bug" with glibc fts.h
-# large file support.
-# See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=574992 for more information
-POLICYCOREUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += \
-	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -U_FILE_OFFSET_BITS" \
-	CPPFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -U_FILE_OFFSET_BITS"
-
 POLICYCOREUTILS_MAKE_DIRS = \
 	load_policy newrole run_init \
 	secon semodule sestatus setfiles \
@@ -59,14 +51,9 @@ endef
 
 HOST_POLICYCOREUTILS_DEPENDENCIES = host-libsemanage
 
-# Undefining _FILE_OFFSET_BITS here because of a "bug" with glibc fts.h
-# large file support.
-# See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=574992 for more information
-# We also need to pass PREFIX because it defaults to $(DESTDIR)/usr
+# We need to pass PREFIX because it defaults to $(DESTDIR)/usr
 HOST_POLICYCOREUTILS_MAKE_OPTS = \
 	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-	CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS) -U_FILE_OFFSET_BITS" \
-	CPPFLAGS="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS) -U_FILE_OFFSET_BITS" \
 	PREFIX=$(HOST_DIR) \
 	ETCDIR=$(HOST_DIR)/etc \
 	SBINDIR=$(HOST_DIR)/sbin