diff --git a/srcpkgs/mcabber/template b/srcpkgs/mcabber/template
index 5603e69b96..9277e3f5c0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mcabber/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mcabber/template
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ homepage="http://mcabber.com"
 distfiles="${homepage}/files/mcabber-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=04fc2c22c36da75cf4b761b5deccd074a19836368f38ab9d03c1e5708b41f0bd
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 post_install() {
 	vsconf mcabberrc.example
 }
@@ -25,4 +27,4 @@ mcabber-devel_package() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}