diff --git a/src/basic/missing.h b/src/basic/missing.h
index b01c36f33c..381e02dd96 100644
--- a/src/basic/missing.h
+++ b/src/basic/missing.h
@@ -585,6 +585,10 @@ struct btrfs_ioctl_quota_ctl_args {
 #define PR_SET_MM_ENV_END 11
 #endif
 
+#ifndef MAX_HANDLE_SZ
+#define MAX_HANDLE_SZ 128
+#endif
+
 #if ! HAVE_SECURE_GETENV
 #  if HAVE___SECURE_GETENV
 #    define secure_getenv __secure_getenv