diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/wavegain/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/wavegain/default.nix
index 1820ed2def1c..d08df27e04c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/wavegain/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/wavegain/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "wavegain";
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "0wghqnsbypmr4xcrhb568bfjdnxzzp8qgnws3jslzmzf34dpk5ls";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Upstream fix for -fno-common toolchains.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fno-common.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/MestreLion/wavegain/commit/ee5e0f9a0ce34c0cf2769ea6566685a54b938304.patch";
+      sha256 = "11yi0czdn5h5bsqp23cww6yn9lm60cij8i1pzfwcfhgyf6f8ym1n";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  makeFlags = [ "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc" ];
+
   installPhase = ''
     strip -s wavegain
     install -vD wavegain "$out/bin/wavegain"