diff --git a/srcpkgs/dpdk/template b/srcpkgs/dpdk/template
index 0f3b5630b7b..30a7e6b5f5c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dpdk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dpdk/template
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
 		   *) configure_args+=" -Dmachine=default"
 esac
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 post_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/lib/modules-load.d
 	vlicense license/bsd-3-clause.txt