diff --git a/srcpkgs/i3lock/template b/srcpkgs/i3lock/template
index 0d8c0ca1603..69c66065bda 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/i3lock/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/i3lock/template
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ homepage="https://i3wm.org/i3lock/"
 distfiles="https://i3wm.org/i3lock/i3lock-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=d0b2a1a96ce80649958b27b8d54a6069b3aec9e7ffe07d378f9c51763b56bc09
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 pre_build() {
 	vsed -i 's:login:system-auth:' pam/i3lock
 }