diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/glabels/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/glabels/default.nix
index fdf6831b974e..97fc3d1f8ff9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/glabels/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/glabels/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, barcode, gnome, autoreconfHook
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, barcode, gnome, autoreconfHook
 , gtk3, gtk-doc, libxml2, librsvg , libtool, libe-book, gsettings-desktop-schemas
 , intltool, itstool, makeWrapper, pkg-config, yelp-tools
 }:
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0f2rki8i27pkd9r0gz03cdl1g4vnmvp0j49nhxqn275vi8lmgr0q";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Pull patch pending upstream inclusion for -fno-common toolchain support:
+    #   https://github.com/jimevins/glabels/pull/76
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fno-common.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/jimevins/glabels/commit/f64e3f34e3631330fff2fb48ab271ff9c6160229.patch";
+      sha256 = "13q6g4bxzvzwjnvzkvijds2b6yvc4xqbdwgqnwmj65ln6ngxz8sa";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config makeWrapper intltool ];
   buildInputs = [
     barcode gtk3 gtk-doc yelp-tools