diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 98a3af5..8b036f4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -559,7 +559,8 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
LEGACY_MAKE = \
$(MAKE) -f $(srcdir)/Makefile.legacy \
top_srcdir=$(top_srcdir) \
- srcdir=$(srcdir)
+ srcdir=$(srcdir) \
+ LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -fPIC"
SUBDIRS = xpp doc hotplug $(am__append_2)
noinst_HEADERS = \