diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86_64.mk b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86_64.mk
index 07f8d9f..dac3bbf 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86_64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86_64.mk
@@ -59,8 +59,3 @@
         $(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
         $(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
 endef
-
-# $(1): The file to check
-define get-file-size
-stat -f "%z" $(1)
-endef
diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk
index deed943..3f4ec0a 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk
@@ -23,8 +23,3 @@
 
 ############################################################
 ## Macros after this line are shared by the 64-bit config.
-
-# $(1): The file to check
-define get-file-size
-stat -c "%s" "$(1)" | tr -d '\n'
-endef
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index a93979a..140db60 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2678,9 +2678,9 @@
 ###########################################################
 
 # $(1): The file to check
-ifndef get-file-size
-$(error HOST_OS must define get-file-size)
-endif
+define get-file-size
+stat -c "%s" "$(1)" | tr -d '\n'
+endef
 
 # $(1): The file(s) to check (often $@)
 # $(2): The partition size.