diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index abf098085c7..069f4511c40 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -220,9 +220,11 @@ toolchain_cc_imacros(${AUTOCONF_H})
 # @Intent: Set compiler specific flag for bare metal freestanding option
 toolchain_cc_freestanding()
 
+# @Intent: Set compiler specific flag for tentative definitions, no-common
+toolchain_cc_nocommon()
+
 zephyr_compile_options(
   -g # TODO: build configuration enough?
-  -fno-common
   ${TOOLCHAIN_C_FLAGS}
 )
 
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/clang/target.cmake b/cmake/compiler/clang/target.cmake
index b20d4075a3f..2fd15bf177a 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/clang/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/clang/target.cmake
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_asm.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_baremetal.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/${COMPILER}/target_warnings.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_imacros.cmake)
+include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_base.cmake)
 
 macro(toolchain_cc_security_fortify)
   # No op, clang doesn't understand fortify at all
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/gcc/target.cmake b/cmake/compiler/gcc/target.cmake
index 926aa4c7fb1..991a49c0946 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/gcc/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/gcc/target.cmake
@@ -141,3 +141,4 @@ include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/${COMPILER}/target_asm.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/${COMPILER}/target_baremetal.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/${COMPILER}/target_warnings.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/${COMPILER}/target_imacros.cmake)
+include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/${COMPILER}/target_base.cmake)
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_base.cmake b/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_base.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..39146c40db6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_base.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# The intention with this file is, to have a common placeholder for macros
+# which does not fit into any of the categories defined by the existing
+# target_xxx.cmake files and which have a fairly high commonality between
+# toolchains.
+#
+# See root CMakeLists.txt for description and expectations of this macro
+
+macro(toolchain_cc_nocommon)
+
+  zephyr_compile_options(-fno-common)
+
+endmacro()
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/host-gcc/target.cmake b/cmake/compiler/host-gcc/target.cmake
index 220800571a3..9b653c4bb6e 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/host-gcc/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/host-gcc/target.cmake
@@ -90,3 +90,4 @@ include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_asm.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_baremetal.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_warnings.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_imacros.cmake)
+include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_base.cmake)
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/xcc/target.cmake b/cmake/compiler/xcc/target.cmake
index 137cff37fe0..3bb4a9e8a7e 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/xcc/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/xcc/target.cmake
@@ -84,3 +84,4 @@ include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_asm.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_baremetal.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_warnings.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_imacros.cmake)
+include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/target_base.cmake)