diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdb/template b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
index d335bb4a16f..2356cadc808 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ if [ "${CROSS_BUILD}" ]; then
 	CFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_inc}"
 	CXXFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_inc}"
 fi
-CFLAGS+=" -fcommon"
-CXXFLAGS+=" -fcommon"
+CFLAGS+=" -fcommon -Wno-error"
+CXXFLAGS+=" -fcommon -Wno-error"
 # Package build options
 build_options="gdbserver static python"
 desc_option_gdbserver="Enable support for building GDB server"
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ post_extract() {
 }
 do_configure() {
 	cd ${wrksrc}/build
-	../configure ${configure_args/with-sysroot/with-build-sysroot}
+	../configure ${configure_args/with-sysroot/with-build-sysroot} \
+		CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="${CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD} -fcommon"
 	export gl_cv_func_gettimeofday_clobber=no
 	export gl_cv_func_working_strerror=yes
 	export gl_cv_func_strerror_0_works=yes