diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index c51954e6..eb8a0de2 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ tde_setup_architecture_flags( )
 include(TestBigEndian)
 test_big_endian(WORDS_BIGENDIAN)
 
+tde_setup_largefiles( )
+
 if( NOT CMAKE_ARCHITECTURE )
   execute_process(
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -dumpmachine