/* *********************************************************
* Turn on Large Files support (>4GB) for 32-bit Linux/Unix
***********************************************************/
-#if !defined(__64BIT__) /* No point defining Large file for 64 bit */
+#if !defined(__64BIT__) || defined(__MINGW32__) /* No point defining Large file for 64 bit but MinGW requires it */
# if !defined(_FILE_OFFSET_BITS)
# define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64 /* turn off_t into a 64-bit type for ftello, fseeko */
# endif