diff --git a/pkgs/development/java-modules/jogl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/java-modules/jogl/default.nix
index 5f20adada23..14273f28a37 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/java-modules/jogl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/java-modules/jogl/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
       nativeBuildInputs = [ jdk8 ant git ];
       buildInputs = [ udev xorg.libX11 xorg.libXrandr xorg.libXcursor xorg.libXt xorg.libXxf86vm xorg.libXrender ];
 
+      # Workaround build failure on -fno-common toolchains:
+      #   ld: ../obj/Bindingtest1p1Impl_JNI.o:(.bss+0x8): multiple definition of
+      #     `unsigned_size_t_1'; ../obj/TK_Surface_JNI.o:(.bss+0x8): first defined here
+      NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fcommon";
+
       buildPhase = ''
         cp -r ${gluegen-src} $NIX_BUILD_TOP/gluegen
         chmod -R +w $NIX_BUILD_TOP/gluegen