diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 8373280aaaa..1795f4138ca 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-05-19  Eli Schwartz  <eschwartz@archlinux.org>
+
+	* dwarf.c (ENABLE_CHECKING): Define to 0 if not previously set.
+
 2021-05-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	PR 27884
diff --git a/binutils/dwarf.c b/binutils/dwarf.c
index 6dd98789e28..cfc1436df64 100644
--- a/binutils/dwarf.c
+++ b/binutils/dwarf.c
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
 #define CHAR_BIT 8
 #endif
 
+#ifndef ENABLE_CHECKING
+#define ENABLE_CHECKING 0
+#endif
+
 #undef MAX
 #undef MIN
 #define MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))