diff --git a/schily.changes b/schily.changes
index 01d62fb..9d92f9b 100644
--- a/schily.changes
+++ b/schily.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb  4 16:54:19 UTC 2020 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Set -fcommon [boo#1160291].
+
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 Sun Jan 12 00:42:30 UTC 2020 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/schily.spec b/schily.spec
index f825e27..a996efd 100644
--- a/schily.spec
+++ b/schily.spec
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ rm -fv libsiconv/shlsiconv.mk
 # - To enable verbosity, use with CC=cc LDCC=cc DYNLD=cc.
 # - Not fully parallel safe, so stick to default.
 #
-mycf="%optflags -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fPIC -finput-charset=ISO-8859-1"
+mycf="%optflags -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fPIC -finput-charset=ISO-8859-1 -fcommon"
 gmake RUNPATH="" LINKMODE=dynamic COPTOPT="$mycf" LDOPTX="" SCCS_BIN_PRE="" SCCS_HELP_PRE="" config all
 
 %install