diff --git a/meta-raspberrypi/recipes-devtools/python/rpi-gpio_0.7.0.bb b/meta-raspberrypi/recipes-devtools/python/rpi-gpio_0.7.0.bb
index fcce88f..8b13d53 100644
--- a/meta-raspberrypi/recipes-devtools/python/rpi-gpio_0.7.0.bb
+++ b/meta-raspberrypi/recipes-devtools/python/rpi-gpio_0.7.0.bb
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "7424bc6c205466764f30f666c18187a0824077daf20b295c42f08aea2cb87d3f"
 
 COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "^rpi$"
+
+# ignore issues with -fno-common from gcc-10 until it's fixed in upstream:
+# https://sourceforge.net/p/raspberry-gpio-python/tickets/187/
+CFLAGS += "-fcommon"