diff --git a/srcpkgs/gerbv/template b/srcpkgs/gerbv/template
index a92d54749f6..b9ccff8efad 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gerbv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gerbv/template
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://gerbv.geda-project.org"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=c5ee808c4230ce6be3ad10ab63c547098386d43022704de25ddb9378e62053b4
+
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"