diff --git a/srcpkgs/XorCurses/template b/srcpkgs/XorCurses/template
index f3d0d5f5464..c36d399e27e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/XorCurses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/XorCurses/template
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ _cc() {
 
 do_build() {
 	local f o objs
-	CFLAGS+=" -std=gnu99 -Wall -Wextra"
+	CFLAGS+=" -std=gnu99 -Wall -Wextra -fcommon"
 	CFLAGS+=" -DDATADIR=\"/usr/share/${pkgname}\""
 	CFLAGS+=" -DVERSION=\"${version}\""
 	for f in ./*.c; do