diff --git a/srcpkgs/pinfo/template b/srcpkgs/pinfo/template
index 3f2a7c7ec78..d33478747fd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pinfo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pinfo/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=pinfo
 version=0.6.13
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="CFLAGS=-Wno-error"
 hostmakedepends="automake gettext tar texinfo"
 makedepends="gettext-devel ncurses-devel"
 short_desc="Lynx-style info and man reader"
@@ -13,6 +12,8 @@ homepage="https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo"
 distfiles="https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=9dc5e848a7a86cb665a885bc5f0fdf6d09ad60e814d75e78019ae3accb42c217
 
+CFLAGS="-Wno-error -fcommon"
+
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
 }