diff --git a/ly-ui/build.zig b/ly-ui/build.zig
index 3f7fef9..877944d 100644
--- a/ly-ui/build.zig
+++ b/ly-ui/build.zig
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     // https://codeberg.org/ziglang/translate-c/issues/319
     translate_c.defineCMacro("_XOPEN_SOURCE", "700");
     translate_c.defineCMacro("TB_OPT_ATTR_W", "32"); // Enable 24-bit color support + styling (32-bit)
+    // TODO 0.16.0: Including <fcntl.h> with -OReleaseSafe causes
+    // __attribute__(__error__()) to be called. Below
+    // is the workaround.
+    translate_c.defineCMacro("_FORTIFY_SOURCE", "0");
     // TODO 0.16.0: Needed for now
     if (target.result.os.tag == .freebsd) {
         translate_c.defineCMacro("__BSD_VISIBLE", "1");