diff --git a/srcpkgs/rix/template b/srcpkgs/rix/template
index 397198dd20..23d16e5e2d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rix/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rix/template
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ homepage="https://github.com/riolet/rix"
 distfiles="https://github.com/riolet/rix/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=8727fee17cbbecec3ca8083fac80db3a2ed234c8128ec8df5cc56293e1dbb09c
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 do_install() {
 	vbin rixc
 	vbin clr.sh