diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gqview/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gqview/default.nix
index 427429404a09..3dbd1e0d77bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gqview/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gqview/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fcommon";
   NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lm";
 
   meta = with lib; {