diff --git a/src/statd/Makefile b/src/statd/Makefile
index 8ae13c53..8a8eeb8f 100644
--- a/src/statd/Makefile
+++ b/src/statd/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CFLAGS   += -Wall -Wextra -Werror
+CPPFLAGS += -D_GNU_SOURCE
 LDLIBS   += -lsysrepo -lev -lyang -ljansson -lite -lsrx
 
 TARGET    = statd
diff --git a/src/statd/shared.c b/src/statd/shared.c
index 8d1aca8a..6db0d76b 100644
--- a/src/statd/shared.c
+++ b/src/statd/shared.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <jansson.h>
diff --git a/src/statd/shared.h b/src/statd/shared.h
index 0ff966dd..7689ed73 100644
--- a/src/statd/shared.h
+++ b/src/statd/shared.h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause */
+
 #ifndef STATD_SHARED_H_
 #define STATD_SHARED_H_
 
diff --git a/src/statd/statd.c b/src/statd/statd.c
index 5e033a5d..8cddaafd 100644
--- a/src/statd/statd.c
+++ b/src/statd/statd.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define _GNU_SOURCE
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause */
 
 #include <stdio.h>