diff --git a/srcpkgs/xboard/template b/srcpkgs/xboard/template
index ea1ddf06ab4..a662debc9b8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xboard/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xboard/template
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=2b2e53e8428ad9b6e8dc8a55b3a5183381911a4dae2c0072fa96296bbb1970d6
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 post_extract() {
 	sed -i 's/fairymax/gnuchess/g' */xboard.h xboard.conf
 }