diff --git a/src/nhttpd/yhttpd_mods/mod_sendfile.cpp b/src/nhttpd/yhttpd_mods/mod_sendfile.cpp
index 86326e1ae..c0a36ec8c 100644
--- a/src/nhttpd/yhttpd_mods/mod_sendfile.cpp
+++ b/src/nhttpd/yhttpd_mods/mod_sendfile.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int CmodSendfile::OpenFile(CyhookHandler *, std::string fullfilename) {
 	int fd = -1;
 	std::string tmpstring;
 	if (fullfilename.length() > 0) {
-		fd = open(fullfilename.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
+		fd = open(fullfilename.c_str(), O_RDONLY | O_LARGEFILE);
 		if (fd <= 0) {
 			aprintf("cannot open file %s: ", fullfilename.c_str());
 			dperror("");