diff --git a/srcpkgs/gpgme/template b/srcpkgs/gpgme/template
index b25abc4d584..841092843a0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gpgme/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gpgme/template
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
 		;;
 esac
+CXXFLAGS+=" -D_GLIBCXX_USE_C99_STDIO=1"
 
 gpgme-devel_package() {
 	depends="${makedepends/qt5-tools-devel/} gpgme>=${version}_${revision}"