diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3c035ab614..0443dd9d5c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ CXXFLAGS="$TEMP_CXXFLAGS"
 
 fi
 
-CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -DHAVE_BUILD_INFO -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS"
+CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -DHAVE_BUILD_INFO"
 
 AC_ARG_WITH([utils],
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-utils],