diff --git a/srcpkgs/bird/template b/srcpkgs/bird/template
index 40e6939ac2d..1b6dd7be22b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bird/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bird/template
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ checksum=d0c6aeaaef3217d6210261a49751fc662838b55fec92f576e20938917dbf89ab
 conf_files="/etc/bird.conf"
 system_accounts="_bird"
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 post_extract() {
 	mv -v ${wrksrc/-/-v} $wrksrc
 }