diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdb/template b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
index a9170869a9..d335bb4a16 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ if [ "${CROSS_BUILD}" ]; then
 	CFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_inc}"
 	CXXFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_inc}"
 fi
+CFLAGS+=" -fcommon"
+CXXFLAGS+=" -fcommon"
 # Package build options
 build_options="gdbserver static python"
 desc_option_gdbserver="Enable support for building GDB server"