diff --git a/compat.h b/compat.h
index 6f0f8ba3f..a049a1a32 100644
--- a/compat.h
+++ b/compat.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ typedef struct sigaction sigaction_t;
  * Define futimes() in terms of futimesat() if needed.
  */
 #if !defined(HAVE_FUTIMES) && defined(HAVE_FUTIMESAT)
-# define futimes(_f, _p, _tv)	futimesat(_f, NULL, _tv)
+# define futimes(_f, _tv)	futimesat(_f, NULL, _tv)
 # define HAVE_FUTIMES
 #endif