diff --git a/srcpkgs/xf86-video-cirrus/template b/srcpkgs/xf86-video-cirrus/template
index 1cef78742e..f4f7c3a2f0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xf86-video-cirrus/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xf86-video-cirrus/template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/driver/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=edc87b20a55259126b5239b5c1ef913419eab7ded0ed12ae9ae989460d7351ab
 
 LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,lazy"
-CFLAGS="-Wno-pointer-arith -Wno-discarded-qualifiers -Wno-unused-label"
+CFLAGS="-fcommon -Wno-pointer-arith -Wno-discarded-qualifiers -Wno-unused-label"
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING