diff --git a/srcpkgs/typespeed/template b/srcpkgs/typespeed/template
index 1f82b1b29b..52d5bf5291 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/typespeed/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/typespeed/template
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum="5c860385ceed8a60f13217cc0192c4c2b4705c3e80f9866f7d72ff306eb72961"
 mutable_files="/var/games/typespeed.score"
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 post_configure() {
 	for dir in src testsuite; do
 		sed -i 's/CC = gcc//' $dir/Makefile