diff --git a/srcpkgs/alttab/template b/srcpkgs/alttab/template
index e17903fff24..66d8da9af66 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/alttab/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/alttab/template
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ homepage="https://github.com/sagb/alttab"
 distfiles="https://github.com/sagb/alttab/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=d170425a34d1a92cf0eb5ba7306bf77729a6c04f211593cc5fdd8a0ab583a280
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 *-musl)
 	makedepends+=" musl-fts-devel"