diff --git a/srcpkgs/open-vm-tools/template b/srcpkgs/open-vm-tools/template
index 7c688dc690d..ffecab65967 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/open-vm-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/open-vm-tools/template
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ checksum=5930448c65cf298e3dded2a3670750f4affaf3a631500a1774eeb4cfe0a32b80
 build_options="pam x11"
 build_options_default="pam x11"
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	*-musl) configure_args+=" --disable-glibc-check" ;; #yeah...
-esac
+CFLAGS="-fcommon"
+
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+	configure_args+=" --disable-glibc-check"
+fi
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -vfi