diff --git a/libraw.spec b/libraw.spec
index c56aef3..f26493e 100644
--- a/libraw.spec
+++ b/libraw.spec
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ against LibRaw. LibRaw does not provide dynamic libraries.
 
 %build
 # This is not the autotools generated configure script
-CFLAGS="%{optflags}" sh configure -P %{_prefix} -o -l -I %{_includedir} -L %{libdir}
+CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fPIC" sh configure -P %{_prefix} -o -l -I %{_includedir} -L %{libdir}
 %__make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install