--- a/lib/libdvbv5/dvb-dev-local.c
+++ b/lib/libdvbv5/dvb-dev-local.c
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@
 # define _(string) string
 #endif
 
+/* taken from glibc unistd.h */
+#ifndef TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY
+#define TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(expression) \
+    ({ long int __result;                                                     \
+       do __result = (long int) (expression);                                 \
+       while (__result == -1L && errno == EINTR);                             \
+       __result; })
+#endif
+
 struct dvb_dev_local_priv {
 	dvb_dev_change_t notify_dev_change;