diff --git a/gnu/packages/maths.scm b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
index 3672048ef2..043cbed96e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/maths.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@
     (inputs `(("gtk+" ,gtk+)
               ("libxml2" ,libxml2)))
     (native-inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
+    (arguments
+     `(#:configure-flags '("CFLAGS=-fcommon")))
     (synopsis "Natural deduction first-order logic interface")
     (description "Aris is a program for performing logical proofs.  It supports
 propositional and predicate logic, as well as Boolean algebra and