diff --git a/arch/sim/src/Makefile b/arch/sim/src/Makefile
index d4512e47a43..7d5915b64ee 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sim/src/Makefile
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_HOST_MACOS),y)
   HOSTCFLAGS += -Wno-deprecated-declarations
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_FS_LARGEFILE),y)
+  HOSTCFLAGS += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
+endif
+
 HOSTSRCS = sim_hostirq.c sim_hostmemory.c sim_hostmisc.c sim_hosttime.c sim_hostuart.c
 STDLIBS += -lpthread
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_HOST_MACOS),y)