diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncftp/template b/srcpkgs/ncftp/template
index 3d873e6d8c..d01fec131a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncftp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncftp/template
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ homepage="http://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/"
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.ncftp.com/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}-src.tar.gz"
 checksum=129e5954850290da98af012559e6743de193de0012e972ff939df9b604f81c23
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense doc/LICENSE.txt
 }