diff --git a/srcpkgs/dmenu-wayland/template b/srcpkgs/dmenu-wayland/template
index d36244bbbe..423c8ff3c6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dmenu-wayland/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dmenu-wayland/template
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ homepage="https://github.com/nyyManni/dmenu-wayland"
 distfiles="https://github.com/nyyManni/dmenu-wayland/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=dcbc70156e138b2bb8788aeebf75af14f75e188ed78865840e341b5375ed6614
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }