diff --git a/u_fno-common.patch b/u_fno-common.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce0174b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/u_fno-common.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- xf86-video-ati-19.1.0.old/src/drmmode_display.h	2020-01-09 23:19:29.783677517 +0000
++++ xf86-video-ati-19.1.0/src/drmmode_display.h	2020-01-09 23:20:10.268450223 +0000
+@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ Bool drmmode_wait_vblank(xf86CrtcPtr crt
+ 			 uint64_t *ust, uint32_t *result_seq);
+ 
+ 
+-miPointerSpriteFuncRec drmmode_sprite_funcs;
++extern miPointerSpriteFuncRec drmmode_sprite_funcs;
+ 
+ 
+ #endif
diff --git a/xf86-video-ati.changes b/xf86-video-ati.changes
index 286c050..86de9f7 100644
--- a/xf86-video-ati.changes
+++ b/xf86-video-ati.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan  9 23:26:04 UTC 2020 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
+
+- u_fno-common.patch
+  * fix build with gcc's -fno-common option (boo#1160422) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct 15 16:55:49 UTC 2019 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/xf86-video-ati.spec b/xf86-video-ati.spec
index 3cedc92..64c9e85 100644
--- a/xf86-video-ati.spec
+++ b/xf86-video-ati.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package xf86-video-ati
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Url:            http://xorg.freedesktop.org/
 Source0:        http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/driver/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/driver/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2.sig
 Source2:        %{name}.keyring
+Patch0:         u_fno-common.patch
 BuildRequires:  autoconf >= 2.60
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  libtool
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ driver as appropriate.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 autoreconf -fiv