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diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glibc/locs.patch b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glibc/locs.patch
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/glibc/locs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- a/misc/regexp.c
++++ b/misc/regexp.c
+@@ -29,14 +29,15 @@
+ 
+ #if SHLIB_COMPAT (libc, GLIBC_2_0, GLIBC_2_23)
+ 
+-/* Define the variables used for the interface.  */
+-char *loc1;
+-char *loc2;
++/* Define the variables used for the interface.  Avoid .symver on common
++   symbol, which just creates a new common symbol, not an alias.  */
++char *loc1 __attribute__ ((nocommon));
++char *loc2 __attribute__ ((nocommon));
+ compat_symbol (libc, loc1, loc1, GLIBC_2_0);
+ compat_symbol (libc, loc2, loc2, GLIBC_2_0);
+ 
+ /* Although we do not support the use we define this variable as well.  */
+-char *locs;
++char *locs __attribute__ ((nocommon));
+ compat_symbol (libc, locs, locs, GLIBC_2_0);