diff --git a/releases.json b/releases.json
index 4f0b50a02..ebeb8be72 100644
--- a/releases.json
+++ b/releases.json
@@ -1175,6 +1175,7 @@
       "libarchive"
     ],
     "versions": [
+      "3.7.2-2",
       "3.7.2-1",
       "3.7.1-2",
       "3.7.1-1",
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/libarchive/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/libarchive/meson.build
index 801a343fd..c1dc4b18d 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/libarchive/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/libarchive/meson.build
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ types = {
 }
 
 foreach t, v : types
-  if not cc.has_type(t, prefix: '#include <sys/types.h>')
+  if not cc.has_type(t, prefix: '#include <sys/types.h>', args: '-D_GNU_SOURCE')
     cdata.set(t, v)
   endif
 endforeach