diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/uae/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/uae/default.nix
index 64f311c4a8a6..aeceb0dc6f84 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/uae/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/uae/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ gtk2 alsa-lib SDL ];
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+  # Workaround build failure on -fno-common toolchains:
+  #   ld: bsdsocket.o:(.bss+0x0): multiple definition of
+  #     `socketbases'; main.o:(.bss+0x2792c0): first defined here
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fcommon";
   LDFLAGS = [ "-lm" ];
 
   meta = {