diff --git a/srcpkgs/libowfat/template b/srcpkgs/libowfat/template
index ab17c4776c..95c7e9a812 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libowfat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libowfat/template
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ homepage="https://www.fefe.de/libowfat/"
 distfiles="https://www.fefe.de/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=f4b9b3d9922dc25bc93adedf9e9ff8ddbebaf623f14c8e7a5f2301bfef7998c1
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 do_build() {
 	make ${makejobs} CC="$CC" OPT_REG="$CFLAGS" OPT_PLUS="$CFLAGS -O3"
 }