diff --git a/src/include/stddef.h b/src/include/stddef.h
index 2a02a898..8e69545c 100644
--- a/src/include/stddef.h
+++ b/src/include/stddef.h
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_ONLY );
 #define NULL ((void *)0)
 
 #undef offsetof
+#ifdef __compiler_offsetof
+#define offsetof(TYPE,MEMBER) __compiler_offsetof(TYPE,MEMBER)
+#else
 #define offsetof(TYPE, MEMBER) ((size_t) &((TYPE *)0)->MEMBER)
+#endif
 
 #undef container_of
 #define container_of(ptr, type, member) ({                      \