diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0c03f81..e28083e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ STAGIT_CFLAGS = ${LIBGIT_INC} ${CFLAGS}
 STAGIT_LDFLAGS = ${LIBGIT_LIB} ${LDFLAGS}
 STAGIT_CPPFLAGS = -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700 -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE
 
+# Uncomment to enable workaround for older libgit2 which don't support this
+# option. This workaround will be removed in the future *pinky promise*.
+#STAGIT_CFLAGS += -DGIT_OPT_SET_OWNER_VALIDATION=-1
+
 SRC = \
 	stagit.c\
 	stagit-index.c