diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/dillo/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/dillo/default.nix
index 8af0c1bc8e67..72a1601d1872 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/dillo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/dillo/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = with lib;
   [ perl fltk openssl libjpeg libpng libXcursor libXi libXinerama ];
 
+  # Workaround build failure on -fno-common toolchains:
+  #   ld: main.o:/build/dillo-3.0.5/dpid/dpid.h:64: multiple definition of `sock_set';
+  #     dpid.o:/build/dillo-3.0.5/dpid/dpid.h:64: first defined here
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fcommon";
+
   configureFlags = [ "--enable-ssl" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {