diff --git a/boards/arm/imx6/sabre-6quad/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/arm/imx6/sabre-6quad/scripts/Make.defs
index f42d5d477aa..e2e3de1ac1c 100644
--- a/boards/arm/imx6/sabre-6quad/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/arm/imx6/sabre-6quad/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_NOOPT),y)
 endif
 
 ARCHCPUFLAGS = -mcpu=cortex-a9 -mfpu=vfpv4-d16
-ARCHCFLAGS = -fno-builtin -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
-ARCHCXXFLAGS = -fno-builtin -fno-exceptions -fcheck-new -fno-rtti
+ARCHCFLAGS = -fno-common -fno-builtin -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
+ARCHCXXFLAGS = -fno-common -fno-builtin -fno-exceptions -fcheck-new -fno-rtti
 ARCHWARNINGS = -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wshadow -Wundef
 ARCHWARNINGSXX = -Wall -Wshadow -Wundef
 ARCHPICFLAGS = -fpic -msingle-pic-base -mpic-register=r10