diff --git a/vinagre.spec b/vinagre.spec
index 3226ba7..f89adf8 100644
--- a/vinagre.spec
+++ b/vinagre.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ This is Vinagre, a remote desktop viewer for the GNOME Desktop.
 
 %build
 ACLOCAL_FLAGS="$ACLOCAL_FLAGS" USE_GNOME2_MACROS=1 . gnome-autogen.sh
-export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-format-nonliteral"
+export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-format-nonliteral -fcommon"
 %configure \
 %ifarch %{ix86} x86_64
            --enable-spice \