diff --git a/srcpkgs/wmfs/template b/srcpkgs/wmfs/template
index 1d6a8b451fe..17f350c60ad 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wmfs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wmfs/template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ homepage="http://wmfs.info/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/downloads/xorg62/wmfs/wmfs-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=c28b7cec28a6e3f2bc38a136fb1773bab8ec8f48c69ebe25c24192f96e782d64
 
-CFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/freetype2"
+CFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/freetype2 -fcommon"
 
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
 	makedepends+=" musl-legacy-compat"