diff --git a/srcpkgs/suricata/template b/srcpkgs/suricata/template
index 1a93a7f4ee..ca2bc76613 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/suricata/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/suricata/template
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ fi
 system_accounts="$pkgname"
 conf_files="/etc/${pkgname}/*.* /etc/${pkgname}/rules/*"
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 post_build() {
 	sed -i 's|#run-as:|run-as:|g' $pkgname.yaml
 	sed -i "s|#  user: suri|  user: $pkgname|g" $pkgname.yaml