diff --git a/libsigc++3.changes b/libsigc++3.changes
index b78fe96..01308eb 100644
--- a/libsigc++3.changes
+++ b/libsigc++3.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May  5 11:23:45 UTC 2016 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Remove pointless --with-pic because shared libs are always
+  built with it anyway
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Apr 30 18:47:06 UTC 2016 - zaitor@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/libsigc++3.spec b/libsigc++3.spec
index 85fde65..8d4495a 100644
--- a/libsigc++3.spec
+++ b/libsigc++3.spec
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ of use unmatched by other C++ callback libraries.
 %setup -q -n %{_name}-%{version}
 
 %build
-%configure --disable-static --with-pic
+%configure --disable-static
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install