diff --git a/srcpkgs/libnih/template b/srcpkgs/libnih/template
index 2e26993149..52ebfddc9b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libnih/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libnih/template
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ homepage="https://github.com/keybuk/${pkgname}"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/${_commit}.tar.gz"
 checksum=bd1ce78c9e4808fd02e06edaf581eb2b70fa43d7baae051848dfdbaf5b4d1a1c
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" nih-devel"
 	configure_args+=" NIH_DBUS_TOOL=/usr/bin/nih-dbus-tool"