diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/iproute2/iproute2_5.3.0.bb b/meta/recipes-connectivity/iproute2/iproute2_5.3.0.bb
index 8a86cbf78c..75772d4696 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/iproute2/iproute2_5.3.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/iproute2/iproute2_5.3.0.bb
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "cb1c1e45993a3bd2438543fd4332d70f1726a6e6ff97dc613a8258c993
 
 # CFLAGS are computed in Makefile and reference CCOPTS
 #
-EXTRA_OEMAKE_append = " CCOPTS='${CFLAGS}'"
+EXTRA_OEMAKE_append = " CCOPTS='${CFLAGS} -fcommon'"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/socat/socat_1.7.3.3.bb b/meta/recipes-connectivity/socat/socat_1.7.3.3.bb
index 1dbbe5cd55..ee01578c1a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/socat/socat_1.7.3.3.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/socat/socat_1.7.3.3.bb
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ PACKAGECONFIG ??= "readline"
 PACKAGECONFIG[tcp-wrappers] = "--enable-libwrap,--disable-libwrap,tcp-wrappers"
 PACKAGECONFIG[readline] = "--enable-readline,--disable-readline,readline"
 
+CFLAGS += "-fcommon"
+
 do_install_prepend () {
     mkdir -p ${D}${bindir}
     install -d ${D}${bindir} ${D}${mandir}/man1
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/libxcrypt/libxcrypt.inc b/meta/recipes-core/libxcrypt/libxcrypt.inc
index 6d6990c3d5..accbdd6361 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/libxcrypt/libxcrypt.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/libxcrypt/libxcrypt.inc
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ BUILD_CPPFLAGS = "-I${STAGING_INCDIR_NATIVE}"
 TARGET_CPPFLAGS = "-I${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}${includedir} -Wno-error"
 CPPFLAGS_append_class-nativesdk = " -Wno-error"
 
+CFLAGS += "-fcommon"
+
 API = "--disable-obsolete-api"
 EXTRA_OECONF += "${API}"
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/llvm/llvm_git.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/llvm/llvm_git.bb
index a84e4d21b6..59ab181a73 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/llvm/llvm_git.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/llvm/llvm_git.bb
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ EXTRA_OECMAKE_append_class-nativesdk = "\
                   -DLLVM_CONFIG_PATH=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/llvm-config${PV} \
                  "
 
+CFLAGS += "-fcommon"
+
 do_configure_prepend() {
 # Fix paths in llvm-config
 	sed -i "s|sys::path::parent_path(CurrentPath))\.str()|sys::path::parent_path(sys::path::parent_path(CurrentPath))).str()|g" ${S}/tools/llvm-config/llvm-config.cpp
diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/libtirpc/libtirpc_1.1.4.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/libtirpc/libtirpc_1.1.4.bb
index a02e35d19a..53ed5e81f7 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/libtirpc/libtirpc_1.1.4.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/libtirpc/libtirpc_1.1.4.bb
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--disable-gssapi"
 
+CFLAGS += "-fcommon"
+
 do_install_append() {
 	chown root:root ${D}${sysconfdir}/netconfig
 }
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/matchbox-wm/matchbox-wm_1.2.2.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/matchbox-wm/matchbox-wm_1.2.2.bb
index b9961c398c..675ee40fa4 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/matchbox-wm/matchbox-wm_1.2.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/matchbox-wm/matchbox-wm_1.2.2.bb
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ inherit autotools pkgconfig features_check
 # depends on virtual/libx11
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11"
 
+CFLAGS += "-fcommon"
+
 FILES_${PN} = "${bindir}/* \
                ${datadir}/matchbox \
                ${sysconfdir}/matchbox \
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/menu-cache/menu-cache_1.1.0.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/menu-cache/menu-cache_1.1.0.bb
index ddbbd94066..7a11228ef0 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/menu-cache/menu-cache_1.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/menu-cache/menu-cache_1.1.0.bb
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "ed02eb459dcb398f69b9fa5bf4dd813020405afc84331115469cdf7be9
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxde/files/menu-cache/1.1/"
 
 inherit autotools gettext pkgconfig gtk-doc
+
+CFLAGS += "-fcommon"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/mesa_19.2.4.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/mesa_19.2.4.bb
index 46ecee3a73..115663b066 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/mesa_19.2.4.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/mesa_19.2.4.bb
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "09000a0f7dbbd82e193b81a8f1bf0c118eab7ca975c0329181968596e5
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "mesa-(?P<pver>\d+(\.\d+)+)"
 
+CFLAGS += "-fcommon"
+
 #because we cannot rely on the fact that all apps will use pkgconfig,
 #make eglplatform.h independent of MESA_EGL_NO_X11_HEADER
 do_install_append() {
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-xserver/xserver-xorg_1.20.6.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-xserver/xserver-xorg_1.20.6.bb
index 9218b4f69d..a1cd490394 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-xserver/xserver-xorg_1.20.6.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-xserver/xserver-xorg_1.20.6.bb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ SRC_URI += "file://0001-xf86pciBus.c-use-Intel-ddx-only-for-pre-gen4-hardwar.pat
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "a98170084f2c8fed480d2ff601f8a14b"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "6316146304e6e8a36d5904987ae2917b5d5b195dc9fc63d67f7aca137e5a51d1"
 
+CFLAGS += "-fcommon"
+
 # These extensions are now integrated into the server, so declare the migration
 # path for in-place upgrades.
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/atk/at-spi2-atk_2.32.0.bb b/meta/recipes-support/atk/at-spi2-atk_2.32.0.bb
index d3a9de1e41..b717a9c7f7 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/atk/at-spi2-atk_2.32.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/atk/at-spi2-atk_2.32.0.bb
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ FILES_${PN}-gnome = "${libdir}/gnome-settings-daemon-3.0/gtk-modules"
 FILES_${PN}-gtk2 = "${libdir}/gtk-2.0/modules/libatk-bridge.*"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
+
+CFLAGS += "-fcommon"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.18.1.bb b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.18.1.bb
index 16ecc506ce..7e2efe3c9b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.18.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/gdbm/gdbm_1.18.1.bb
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ CACHED_CONFIGUREVARS += "ac_cv_lib_ndbm_main=no ac_cv_lib_dbm_main=no"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
 
+CFLAGS += "-fcommon"
+
 do_install_append () {
     # Create a symlink to ndbm.h and gdbm.h in include/gdbm to let other packages to find
     # these headers
