diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/fped/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/fped/default.nix
index f1c458f40d9f..b1244b79a89f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/fped/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/fped/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "0xv364a00zwxhd9kg1z9sch5y0cxnrhk546asspyb9bh58sdzfy7";
   };
 
+  # Workaround build failure on -fno-common toolchains:
+  #   ld: postscript.o:postscript.h:29: multiple definition of
+  #     `postscript_params'; fped.o:postscript.h:29: first defined here
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fcommon";
+
   # This uses '/bin/bash', '/usr/local' and 'lex' by default
   makeFlags = [
     "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}"