diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/percona-xtrabackup/generic.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/percona-xtrabackup/generic.nix
index 7976b666bcdf..85e9ac6f364b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/percona-xtrabackup/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/percona-xtrabackup/generic.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   patches = extraPatches;
 
+  # Workaround build failure on -fno-common toolchains:
+  #   ld: xbstream.c.o:(.bss+0x0): multiple definition of
+  #      `datasink_buffer'; ds_buffer.c.o:(.data.rel.local+0x0): first defined here
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fcommon";
+
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DMYSQL_UNIX_ADDR=/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
     "-DBUILD_CONFIG=xtrabackup_release"