diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index df5da70..e4badbb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ VERSION = 1.3.1
 
 CC     ?= gcc
 CFLAGS ?= -g
-CFLAGS += -W -Wall -pedantic -ansi -std=c99 -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -fcommon
+CFLAGS += -W -Wall -pedantic -ansi -std=c99 -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\"
 
 # The Ncurses library with wide character support is available as "lncurses"
 # under macOS.