diff --git a/srcpkgs/parted/template b/srcpkgs/parted/template
index 4b940fa89f5..192fb121cee 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/parted/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/parted/template
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ pkgname=parted
 version=3.2
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
+# parted wants off_t as 64bit type
+configure_args="ac_cv_sizeof_off_t=8"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libuuid-devel libblkid-devel ncurses-devel readline-devel device-mapper-devel"
 short_desc="The GNU Parted disk partition resizing program"