diff --git a/package/policycoreutils/policycoreutils.mk b/package/policycoreutils/policycoreutils.mk
index b43569fc99..c9f9ebc89c 100644
--- a/package/policycoreutils/policycoreutils.mk
+++ b/package/policycoreutils/policycoreutils.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ endif
 POLICYCOREUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += \
 	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -U_FILE_OFFSET_BITS" \
+	CPPFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -U_FILE_OFFSET_BITS" \
 	ARCH="$(BR2_ARCH)"
 
 POLICYCOREUTILS_MAKE_DIRS = \
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ HOST_POLICYCOREUTILS_DEPENDENCIES = \
 HOST_POLICYCOREUTILS_MAKE_OPTS = \
 	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 	CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS) -U_FILE_OFFSET_BITS" \
+	CPPFLAGS="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS) -U_FILE_OFFSET_BITS" \
 	PYTHON="$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python" \
 	PYTHON_INSTALL_ARGS="$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_INSTALL_OPTS)" \
 	ARCH="$(HOSTARCH)"