diff --git a/srcpkgs/ocaml-lablgtk2/template b/srcpkgs/ocaml-lablgtk2/template
index b9389c1fff..e1ef60da18 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ocaml-lablgtk2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ocaml-lablgtk2/template
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ nocross=yes
 nopie=yes
 disable_parallel_build=yes
 
+post_configure() {
+	vsed -i src/Makefile -e "s;CFLAGS = ;& -fcommon ;"
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING
 }