diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc-gnu.aix-ppc-gnu b/configure/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc-gnu.aix-ppc-gnu
index a4622c6db..54a4be7d9 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc-gnu.aix-ppc-gnu
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc-gnu.aix-ppc-gnu
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ AR = ar
 ARFLAGS = rcv
 RANLIB = ranlib -t
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared 
-LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared  -fPIC
+LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared -fPIC
 
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-x86 b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-x86
index 4b23aea52..8bec07500 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-x86
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-x86
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO=
 STATIC_LDLIBS_YES= -Wl,-Bdynamic
 STATIC_LDLIBS_NO=
 
-SHRLIB_LDFLAGS +=  -shared -z defs
-LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS +=  -shared -fPIC -z defs
+LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared -fPIC