diff --git a/compat/Makefile.in b/compat/Makefile.in
index 55b7ba0..ec58c7d 100644
--- a/compat/Makefile.in
+++ b/compat/Makefile.in
@@ -698,8 +698,8 @@ target_alias = @target_alias@
 top_build_prefix = @top_build_prefix@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
-AM_CFLAGS = $(SQUID_CFLAGS)
-AM_CXXFLAGS = $(SQUID_CXXFLAGS)
+AM_CFLAGS = $(SQUID_CFLAGS) -fPIC
+AM_CXXFLAGS = $(SQUID_CXXFLAGS) -fPIC
 CLEANFILES = testHeaders
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/include \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/src \
diff --git a/lib/snmplib/Makefile.am b/lib/snmplib/Makefile.am
index 52921e8..ad780f6 100644
--- a/lib/snmplib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/snmplib/Makefile.am
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 ##
 ## Makefile for libsnmp.
 ## 
-AM_CFLAGS = $(SQUID_CFLAGS)
-AM_CXXFLAGS = $(SQUID_CXXFLAGS)
+AM_CFLAGS = $(SQUID_CFLAGS) -fPIC
+AM_CXXFLAGS = $(SQUID_CXXFLAGS) -fPIC
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir) \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/include \
diff --git a/lib/snmplib/Makefile.in b/lib/snmplib/Makefile.in
index af07cd7..f59f62e 100644
--- a/lib/snmplib/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/snmplib/Makefile.in
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ target_alias = @target_alias@
 top_build_prefix = @top_build_prefix@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
-AM_CFLAGS = $(SQUID_CFLAGS)
-AM_CXXFLAGS = $(SQUID_CXXFLAGS)
+AM_CFLAGS = $(SQUID_CFLAGS) -fPIC
+AM_CXXFLAGS = $(SQUID_CXXFLAGS) -fPIC
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir) \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/include \