diff --git a/srcpkgs/ipmitool/template b/srcpkgs/ipmitool/template
index 02d31d34c6d..f70f335b4d0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ipmitool/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ipmitool/template
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ homepage="http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=0c1ba3b1555edefb7c32ae8cd6a3e04322056bc087918f07189eeedfc8b81e01
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 post_install() {
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc
 	vlicense COPYING