diff --git a/srcpkgs/bitchx/template b/srcpkgs/bitchx/template
index 53278edc409..55ca42d63d4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bitchx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bitchx/template
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=2d270500dd42b5e2b191980d584f6587ca8a0dbda26b35ce7fadb519f53c83e2
 
 disable_parallel_build=yes
+
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"