diff --git a/src/plasma/plasma_common.h b/src/plasma/plasma_common.h
index a6fff3803..a46940d3c 100644
--- a/src/plasma/plasma_common.h
+++ b/src/plasma/plasma_common.h
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 
 #include <cstring>
 #include <string>
+// TODO(pcm): Convert getopt and sscanf in the store to use more idiomatic C++
+// and get rid of the next three lines:
+#ifndef __STDC_FORMAT_MACROS
+#define __STDC_FORMAT_MACROS
+#endif
 
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "status.h"