diff --git a/srcpkgs/mdbtools/template b/srcpkgs/mdbtools/template
index 7e9f1c01f66..73de7c1bee0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mdbtools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mdbtools/template
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ license="GPL-2, LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=7a5db39fecff5ce4fb91e019acf5795b40221aff09bbd6d84f8dec60f017b05d
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 pre_configure() {
 	case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
 		*-musl) sed -i -e "s/^host_os=.*/host_os=gnu/" configure