diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/zsnes/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/zsnes/default.nix
index a14109bc8572..956604cd6cc6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/zsnes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/zsnes/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
     done
   '';
 
+  # Workaround build failure on -fno-common toolchains:
+  #   ld: initc.o:(.bss+0x28): multiple definition of `HacksDisable'; cfg.o:(.bss+0x59e3): first defined here
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fcommon";
+
   preConfigure = ''
     cd src
     sed -i "/^STRIP/d" configure