diff --git a/srcpkgs/arcan/template b/srcpkgs/arcan/template
index 9e2b638d9ef..2e97c411161 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/arcan/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/arcan/template
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ else
 	makedepends+=" LuaJIT-devel"
 fi
 
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
 	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
 	CFLAGS="-latomic"