diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-x86 b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-x86
index 22bdf43bc..9b6f42189 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-x86
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.solaris-x86
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ POSIX_CPPFLAGS += -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=199506L $(POSIX_CPPFLAGS_$(SOLARIS_VERSION))
 POSIX_CPPFLAGS += -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500
 POSIX_LDLIBS += -lposix4 -lpthread $(POSIX_LDLIBS_$(SOLARIS_VERSION))
 
+SHRLIB_CFLAGS = -KPIC
+
 OP_SYS_CPPFLAGS += -DSOLARIS=$(SOLARIS_VERSION) $(COMPILER_CPPFLAGS)
 OP_SYS_LDFLAGS +=  $(COMPILER_LDFLAGS)
 ARCH_DEP_CPPFLAGS = -D_X86_