diff --git a/0001-Avoid-multiple-definiton-with-gcc-fno-common.patch b/0001-Avoid-multiple-definiton-with-gcc-fno-common.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72af14f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Avoid-multiple-definiton-with-gcc-fno-common.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+From daed7eedba73907730241c5262a5c16c7abedb6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org>
+Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 11:49:35 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Avoid multiple-definiton with gcc -fno-common
+
+GCC 10 enables -fno-common by default.
+
+Fixes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/705896
+
+Signed-off-by: Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com>
+[Upstream status: daed7ee Avoid multiple-definiton with gcc -fno-common]
+---
+ src/rpc_com.h | 3 +--
+ src/svc.c     | 3 +++
+ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/rpc_com.h b/src/rpc_com.h
+index 10bec79..76badef 100644
+--- a/src/rpc_com.h
++++ b/src/rpc_com.h
+@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ void __xprt_unregister_unlocked(SVCXPRT *);
+ void __xprt_set_raddr(SVCXPRT *, const struct sockaddr_storage *);
+ 
+ 
+-SVCXPRT **__svc_xports;
+-int __svc_maxrec;
++extern int __svc_maxrec;
+ 
+ #ifdef __cplusplus
+ }
+diff --git a/src/svc.c b/src/svc.c
+index b59467b..6db164b 100644
+--- a/src/svc.c
++++ b/src/svc.c
+@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
+ 
+ #define max(a, b) (a > b ? a : b)
+ 
++static SVCXPRT **__svc_xports;
++int __svc_maxrec;
++
+ /*
+  * The services list
+  * Each entry represents a set of procedures (an rpc program).
+-- 
+2.24.1
+
diff --git a/libtirpc.changes b/libtirpc.changes
index b5b2155..952547c 100644
--- a/libtirpc.changes
+++ b/libtirpc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb  5 14:08:52 UTC 2020 - Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
+
+- Backport upstream fix daed7ee ("Avoid multiple-definiton with gcc -fno-common")
+  to fix build error with gcc flag -fno-common (bsc#1160875).
+  Tested on gcc-9 and gcc-10.
+  0001-Avoid-multiple-definiton-with-gcc-fno-common.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jan  3 15:45:16 UTC 2020 - Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
 
diff --git a/libtirpc.spec b/libtirpc.spec
index 3fe1469..aa6c470 100644
--- a/libtirpc.spec
+++ b/libtirpc.spec
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ URL:            https://sourceforge.net/projects/libtirpc/
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        baselibs.conf
 Patch0:         0001-Add-authdes_seccreate-stub.patch
+Patch1:         0001-Avoid-multiple-definiton-with-gcc-fno-common.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 %define debug_package_requires libtirpc3 = %{version}-%{release}
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ TCP over IPv4.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %name-%version
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
 sed -i -e 's|@includedir@/tirpc|@includedir@|g' libtirpc.pc.in