diff --git a/srcpkgs/mrxvt/template b/srcpkgs/mrxvt/template
index adb7fc3b88..5d82c85d31 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mrxvt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mrxvt/template
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ homepage="http://materm.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/materm/mrxvt-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=f403ad5a908fcd38a55ed0a7e1b85584cb77be8781199653a39b8af1a9ad10d7
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"