diff --git a/srcpkgs/v4l-utils/template b/srcpkgs/v4l-utils/template
index 2642871b39..51a82716e4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/v4l-utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/v4l-utils/template
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		;;
 esac
 
+CFLAGS+=" -fcommon"
+
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -if
 }