diff --git a/snmplib/large_fd_set.c b/snmplib/large_fd_set.c
index 2967d3c..88dd481 100644
--- a/snmplib/large_fd_set.c
+++ b/snmplib/large_fd_set.c
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 
 #if !defined(cygwin) && defined(HAVE_WINSOCK_H)
 
+#define LFD_SET(n, p)    FD_SET(n, p)
+#define LFD_CLR(n, p)    FD_CLR(n, p)
+#define LFD_ISSET(n, p)  FD_ISSET(n, p)
+
 void
 netsnmp_large_fd_setfd(SOCKET fd, netsnmp_large_fd_set * fdset)
 {
@@ -79,6 +83,14 @@
 
 #else
 
+/*
+ * Recent versions of glibc trigger abort() if FD_SET(), FD_CLR() or
+ * FD_ISSET() is invoked with n >= FD_SETSIZE. Hence these replacement macros.
+ */
+#define LFD_SET(n, p)    ((p)->fds_bits[(n)/NFDBITS] |=  (1ULL << ((n) % NFDBITS)))
+#define LFD_CLR(n, p)    ((p)->fds_bits[(n)/NFDBITS] &= ~(1ULL << ((n) % NFDBITS)))
+#define LFD_ISSET(n, p)  ((p)->fds_bits[(n)/NFDBITS] &   (1ULL << ((n) % NFDBITS)))
+
 void
 netsnmp_large_fd_setfd(int fd, netsnmp_large_fd_set * fdset)
 {
@@ -87,7 +99,7 @@
     while (fd >= (int)fdset->lfs_setsize)
         netsnmp_large_fd_set_resize(fdset, 2 * (fdset->lfs_setsize + 1));
 
-    FD_SET(fd, fdset->lfs_setptr);
+    LFD_SET(fd, fdset->lfs_setptr);
 }
 
 void
@@ -96,7 +108,7 @@
     netsnmp_assert(fd >= 0);
 
     if ((unsigned)fd < fdset->lfs_setsize)
-        FD_CLR(fd, fdset->lfs_setptr);
+        LFD_CLR(fd, fdset->lfs_setptr);
 }
 
 int
@@ -104,7 +116,8 @@
 {
     netsnmp_assert(fd >= 0);
 
-    return (unsigned)fd < fdset->lfs_setsize && FD_ISSET(fd, fdset->lfs_setptr);
+    return ((unsigned)fd < fdset->lfs_setsize &&
+            LFD_ISSET(fd, fdset->lfs_setptr));
 }
 
 #endif
@@ -180,12 +193,12 @@
      */
     if ( fdset->lfs_setsize == 0 && setsize == FD_SETSIZE ) {
         /* In this case we can use the OS's FD_ZERO */
-        FD_ZERO( fdset->lfs_setptr );
+        FD_ZERO(fdset->lfs_setptr);
     } else {
         int             i;
 
         for (i = fdset->lfs_setsize; i < setsize; i++)
-            FD_CLR(i, fdset->lfs_setptr);
+            LFD_CLR(i, fdset->lfs_setptr);
     }
 #endif