diff --git a/0001-build-avoid-double-definition-of-zbc_log_drv-etc.patch b/0001-build-avoid-double-definition-of-zbc_log_drv-etc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d50b303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-build-avoid-double-definition-of-zbc_log_drv-etc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+From abf34849c0b4e43900535a3a5d68753ab1107b65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 08:01:44 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] build: avoid double definition of zbc_log_drv etc.
+Upstream: https://github.com/hgst/libzbc/pull/37
+
+When -fno-common is in use, what compiler writers are trying to make
+a standard, libzbc fails to build.
+
+$ make V=1
+Making all in .
+make[1]: Entering directory '~/libzbc'
+/bin/sh ./libtool  --tag=CC   --mode=link gcc  -fPIC -fno-common -O2 -g -pthread -Wl,--version-script,./exports -release '5.8.5'  -o libzbc.la -rpath /usr/lib lib/libzbc_la-zbc.lo lib/libzbc_la-zbc_block.lo lib/libzbc_la-zbc_sg.lo lib/libzbc_la-zbc_scsi.lo lib/libzbc_la-zbc_ata.lo lib/libzbc_la-zbc_fake.lo
+libtool: link: gcc -shared  -fPIC -DPIC  lib/.libs/libzbc_la-zbc.o lib/.libs/libzbc_la-zbc_block.o lib/.libs/libzbc_la-zbc_sg.o lib/.libs/libzbc_la-zbc_scsi.o lib/.libs/libzbc_la-zbc_ata.o lib/.libs/libzbc_la-zbc_fake.o    -O2 -g -pthread -Wl,--version-script -Wl,./exports   -pthread -Wl,-soname -Wl,libzbc-5.8.5.so -o .libs/libzbc-5.8.5.so
+/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/9/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld: lib/.libs/libzbc_la-zbc_block.o:~/libzbc/lib/zbc.h:269: multiple definition of `zbc_log_level'; lib/.libs/libzbc_la-zbc.o:~/libzbc/lib/zbc.h:269: first defined here
+/usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/9/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld: lib/.libs/libzbc_la-zbc_block.o:~/libzbc/lib/zbc.h:195: multiple definition of `zbc_fake_drv'; lib/.libs/libzbc_la-zbc.o:~/libzbc/lib/zbc.h:195: first defined here
+
+References: https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160244
+---
+ lib/zbc.h | 10 +++++-----
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/zbc.h b/lib/zbc.h
+index 7dec298..73d76db 100644
+--- a/lib/zbc.h
++++ b/lib/zbc.h
+@@ -177,22 +177,22 @@ static inline void zbc_set_errno(enum zbc_sk sk, enum zbc_asc_ascq asc_ascq)
+ /**
+  * Block device driver (requires kernel support).
+  */
+-struct zbc_drv zbc_block_drv;
++extern struct zbc_drv zbc_block_drv;
+ 
+ /**
+  * ZAC (ATA) device driver (uses SG_IO).
+  */
+-struct zbc_drv zbc_ata_drv;
++extern struct zbc_drv zbc_ata_drv;
+ 
+ /**
+  * ZBC (SCSI) device driver (uses SG_IO).
+  */
+-struct zbc_drv zbc_scsi_drv;
++extern struct zbc_drv zbc_scsi_drv;
+ 
+ /**
+  * ZBC emulation driver (file or block device).
+  */
+-struct zbc_drv zbc_fake_drv;
++extern struct zbc_drv zbc_fake_drv;
+ 
+ #define container_of(ptr, type, member) \
+     ((type *)((char *)(ptr)-(unsigned long)(&((type *)0)->member)))
+@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ enum {
+ /**
+  * Library log level.
+  */
+-int zbc_log_level;
++extern int zbc_log_level;
+ 
+ #define zbc_print(stream,format,args...)		\
+ 	do {						\
+-- 
+2.25.1
+
diff --git a/libzbc.changes b/libzbc.changes
index 7f0493d..2424a13 100644
--- a/libzbc.changes
+++ b/libzbc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Mar 16 07:20:10 UTC 2020 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Add 0001-build-avoid-double-definition-of-zbc_log_drv-etc.patch
+  [boo#1166503]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar  9 12:49:33 UTC 2020 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/libzbc.spec b/libzbc.spec
index 6a5977c..dec953b 100644
--- a/libzbc.spec
+++ b/libzbc.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Group:          Hardware/Other
 URL:            https://github.com/hgst/libzbc
 
 Source:         https://github.com/hgst/libzbc/archive/v%version.tar.gz
+Patch1:         0001-build-avoid-double-definition-of-zbc_log_drv-etc.patch
 BuildRequires:  autoconf-archive
 BuildRequires:  libtool >= 2
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ autoreconf -fi
 mkdir obj
 pushd obj/
 %define _configure ../configure
-%configure --disable-static --includedir="%_includedir/%name"
+%configure --disable-static --includedir="%_includedir/%name" CFLAGS="%optflags -fno-common"
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 popd