diff --git a/gdbm-no-common.patch b/gdbm-no-common.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69b2faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdbm-no-common.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+Index: gdbm-1.18.1/src/gdbm_dump.c
+===================================================================
+--- gdbm-1.18.1.orig/src/gdbm_dump.c	2018-05-30 11:39:15.000000000 +0200
++++ gdbm-1.18.1/src/gdbm_dump.c	2020-01-20 17:48:28.838317331 +0100
+@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
+ # include "gdbmapp.h"
+ # include "gdbmdefs.h"
+ 
+-char *parseopt_program_doc = "dump a GDBM database to a file";
+-char *parseopt_program_args = "DB_FILE [FILE]";
+ struct gdbm_option optab[] = {
+   { 'H', "format", "binary|ascii|0|1", N_("select dump format") },
+   { 0 }
+@@ -43,6 +41,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+   textdomain (PACKAGE);
+ 
+   set_progname (argv[0]);
++  parseopt_program_doc = "dump a GDBM database to a file";
++  parseopt_program_args = "DB_FILE [FILE]";
+ 
+   for (opt = parseopt_first (argc, argv, optab);
+        opt != EOF;
+Index: gdbm-1.18.1/src/gdbm_load.c
+===================================================================
+--- gdbm-1.18.1.orig/src/gdbm_load.c	2018-05-30 11:39:15.000000000 +0200
++++ gdbm-1.18.1/src/gdbm_load.c	2020-01-20 17:49:03.454509733 +0100
+@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ int mode;
+ uid_t owner_uid;
+ gid_t owner_gid;
+ 
+-char *parseopt_program_doc = "load a GDBM database from a file";
+-char *parseopt_program_args = "FILE [DB_FILE]";
+ struct gdbm_option optab[] = {
+   { 'r', "replace", NULL, N_("replace records in the existing database") },
+   { 'm', "mode", N_("MODE"), N_("set file mode") },
+@@ -107,6 +105,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+   textdomain (PACKAGE);
+ 
+   set_progname (argv[0]);
++  parseopt_program_doc = "load a GDBM database from a file";
++  parseopt_program_args = "FILE [DB_FILE]";
+ 
+   for (opt = parseopt_first (argc, argv, optab);
+        opt != EOF;
+Index: gdbm-1.18.1/src/gdbmtool.c
+===================================================================
+--- gdbm-1.18.1.orig/src/gdbmtool.c	2018-10-18 14:48:12.000000000 +0200
++++ gdbm-1.18.1/src/gdbmtool.c	2020-01-20 17:50:08.118869170 +0100
+@@ -1535,8 +1535,6 @@ command_lookup (const char *str, struct
+   return found->tok;
+ }
+ 
+-char *parseopt_program_doc = N_("examine and/or modify a GDBM database");
+-char *parseopt_program_args = N_("DBFILE [COMMAND [ARG ...]]");
+ 
+ enum {
+   OPT_LEX_TRACE = 256,
+@@ -2054,6 +2052,8 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
+   instream_t input = NULL;
+   
+   set_progname (argv[0]);
++  parseopt_program_doc = N_("examine and/or modify a GDBM database");
++  parseopt_program_args = N_("DBFILE [COMMAND [ARG ...]]");
+ #if GDBM_DEBUG_ENABLE
+   gdbm_debug_printer = debug_printer;
+ #endif
diff --git a/gdbm.changes b/gdbm.changes
index 28a378e..d368d75 100644
--- a/gdbm.changes
+++ b/gdbm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 20 16:59:59 UTC 2020 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- added patches
+  Build with -no-common, [bsc#1160872]
+  + gdbm-no-common.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Oct 31 07:14:06 UTC 2018 - Petr Gajdos <pgajdos@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/gdbm.spec b/gdbm.spec
index 2195bdb..a94a449 100644
--- a/gdbm.spec
+++ b/gdbm.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gdbm
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ Source2:        baselibs.conf
 Source4:        %{name}.keyring
 # PATCH-FIX-SUSE: remove the build date from src/version.c
 Patch4:         gdbm-no-build-date.patch
+# Build with -no-common, [bsc#1160872] (mail to gray@gnu.org)
+Patch5:         gdbm-no-common.patch
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  makeinfo
 BuildRequires:  readline-devel
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ to develop applications that require these.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch4 -p1
+%patch5 -p1
 
 %build