diff --git a/Source/kwsys/Configure.h.in b/Source/kwsys/Configure.h.in
index 1afd416433..01867ed137 100644
--- a/Source/kwsys/Configure.h.in
+++ b/Source/kwsys/Configure.h.in
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
       !defined(@KWSYS_NAMESPACE@_LFS_NO_DEFINE_FILE_OFFSET_BITS)
 #   define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64
 #  endif
-#  if defined(_FILE_OFFSET_BITS) && _FILE_OFFSET_BITS < 64
+#  if 0 && (defined(_FILE_OFFSET_BITS) && _FILE_OFFSET_BITS < 64)
 #   error "_FILE_OFFSET_BITS must be defined to at least 64"
 #  endif
 # endif