diff --git a/lib/libdvbsub/dvbsub.cpp b/lib/libdvbsub/dvbsub.cpp
index ebb11c836..18fa49fcb 100644
--- a/lib/libdvbsub/dvbsub.cpp
+++ b/lib/libdvbsub/dvbsub.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Workaround for C++
+#define __STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS
+
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
diff --git a/lib/libdvbsub/dvbsubtitle.h b/lib/libdvbsub/dvbsubtitle.h
index 647852c5d..d7d90e087 100644
--- a/lib/libdvbsub/dvbsubtitle.h
+++ b/lib/libdvbsub/dvbsubtitle.h
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #ifndef __DVBSUBTITLE_H
 #define __DVBSUBTITLE_H
 
+// Workaround for C++
+#define __STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS
+
 extern "C" {
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <linux/fb.h>