diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnurobbo/template b/srcpkgs/gnurobbo/template
index 486c7989f1f..ea4d1479058 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnurobbo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnurobbo/template
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ homepage="http://gnurobbo.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/gnurobbo/gnurobbo/gnurobbo%20${version}/gnurobbo-${version}-source.tar.gz"
 checksum=6c7e9e425655da02c2442d13b5fa8f542af62d2c8f253db2fb63470c5c0c3db8
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 pre_build() {
 	sed -i Makefile \
 		-e "s;\(CFLAGS\?+=\)-d;\1;" \