diff --git a/srcpkgs/libsepol/template b/srcpkgs/libsepol/template
index e6c39880cfc..66119f2474d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libsepol/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libsepol/template
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ homepage="http://userspace.selinuxproject.org"
 distfiles="https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/releases/download/20191204/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=5b7ae1881909f1048b06f7a0c364c5c8a86ec12e0ec76e740fe9595a6033eb79
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 libsepol-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"