diff --git a/textproc/artha/Makefile b/textproc/artha/Makefile
index 05e007b0c40d..db280a608ac8 100644
--- a/textproc/artha/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/artha/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ USES=		gmake gnome libtool pkgconfig
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-static=no --x-includes=${LOCALBASE}/include \
 		--x-libraries=${LOCALBASE}/lib
+CFLAGS+=	-fcommon
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include -I${LOCALBASE}/include/WordNet
 LIBS+=		`pkg-config --libs gio-2.0`
diff --git a/www/obhttpd/Makefile b/www/obhttpd/Makefile
index 8357aeec7f3c..1b1ec0cbf31d 100644
--- a/www/obhttpd/Makefile
+++ b/www/obhttpd/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ GH_PROJECT=	httpd
 
 USE_RC_SUBR=	obhttpd
 
-CFLAGS+=	-Wall
+CFLAGS+=	-Wall -fcommon
 CFLAGS+=	-I${WRKDIR}/libressl-${SSL_VERSION}/include
 
 MAKE_ARGS+=	MANDIR=${PREFIX}/man/man