diff --git a/tqsl/src/tqslconvert.cpp b/tqsl/src/tqslconvert.cpp

index 378e18d..1bb74ef 100644

--- a/tqsl/src/tqslconvert.cpp

+++ b/tqsl/src/tqslconvert.cpp

@@ -651,6 +651,9 @@ static bool open_db(TQSL_CONVERTER *conv, bool readonly) {

 			dbinit_cleanup = true;

 			goto dbinit_end;

 		}

+#ifndef DB_CURSOR_BULK

+#define DB_CURSOR_BULK 0

+#endif

 		if (!conv->cursor) {

 			int err = conv->seendb->cursor(conv->seendb, conv->txn, &conv->cursor, DB_CURSOR_BULK);

 			if (err) {