diff --git a/srcpkgs/espeak-ng/template b/srcpkgs/espeak-ng/template
index 800da8e01d5..f6c13921fee 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/espeak-ng/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/espeak-ng/template
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" espeak-ng"
 fi
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 pre_configure() {
 	./autogen.sh
 }