diff --git a/srcpkgs/monkey/template b/srcpkgs/monkey/template
index ba04d61f5c6..87a67260acf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/monkey/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/monkey/template
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ make_dirs="
  /srv/www/monkey 0755 _monkey _monkey
  /var/log/monkey/htdocs 0755 _monkey _monkey"
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 case $XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE in
 	*-musl) configure_args+="--musl-mode --no-backtrace ";;
 esac