diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
index ba61cbf..33289ac 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS += -static
 endif # BUILD_HOST_static
 
+# Workaround differences in inttypes.h between host and target.
+# See bug 12708004.
+HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS
+
 build_mac_version := $(shell sw_vers -productVersion)
 
 mac_sdk_versions_supported :=  10.6 10.7 10.8
diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk
index 578cd42..3d03ed6 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_linux-x86.mk
@@ -58,4 +58,8 @@
 # Disable new longjmp in glibc 2.11 and later. See bug 2967937.
 HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0
 
+# Workaround differences in inttypes.h between host and target.
+# See bug 12708004.
+HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS
+
 HOST_NO_UNDEFINED_LDFLAGS := -Wl,--no-undefined