diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/netperf/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/netperf/default.nix
index 880ebdd2d4ef..7722ab479c56 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/netperf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/netperf/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ libsmbios, lib, stdenv, autoreconfHook, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ libsmbios, lib, stdenv, autoreconfHook, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "netperf";
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "s4G1ZN+6LERdEMDkc+12ZQgTi6K+ppUYUCGn4faCS9c=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Pul fix pending upstream inclusion for -fno-common toolchains:
+    #   https://github.com/HewlettPackard/netperf/pull/46
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fno-common.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/HewlettPackard/netperf/commit/c6a2e17fe35f0e68823451fedfdf5b1dbecddbe3.patch";
+      sha256 = "P/lRa6EakSalKWDTgZ7bWeGleaTLLa5UhzulxKd1xE4=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = lib.optional (with stdenv.hostPlatform; isx86 && isLinux) libsmbios;
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
   autoreconfPhase = ''