diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/meson.build
index c98fcdd5ac..9ffc28a495 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/meson.build
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ cdata.set('SIZEOF_INT', cc.sizeof('int'))
 cdata.set('SIZEOF_LONG', cc.sizeof('long'))
 cdata.set('SIZEOF_SHORT', cc.sizeof('short'))
 cdata.set('SIZEOF_VOIDP', cc.sizeof('void*'))
-cdata.set('SIZEOF_OFF_T', cc.sizeof('off_t'))
+cdata.set('SIZEOF_OFF_T', cc.sizeof('off_t', prefix : '#include<sys/types.h>'))
 
 have_rtld_noload = cc.has_header_symbol('dlfcn.h', 'RTLD_NOLOAD')
 cdata.set('HAVE_RTLD_NOLOAD', have_rtld_noload)