diff --git a/srcpkgs/speech-dispatcher/template b/srcpkgs/speech-dispatcher/template
index 08f4545e43d..7640cee91c0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/speech-dispatcher/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/speech-dispatcher/template
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ conf_files="
  /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/*.conf
  /etc/speech-dispatcher/*.conf"
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
 speech-dispatcher-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"