diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu b/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu
index a30ec266c..da2731d27 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.hpux-parisc-gnu.hpux-parisc-gnu
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ AR = ar -rc
 RANLIB=
 LD = ld -r
 
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS_YES += -fPIC