diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index ed4212a4c5f9..59b748ebd15f 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2017 Nicira, Inc.
  */
 
+#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
+#endif
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_errno.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_errno.c
index d83b17f8435c..4343e40588c6 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_errno.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_errno.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2017 Nicira, Inc.
  */
 
+#undef _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>