diff --git a/packages/devel/netbsd-curses/package.mk b/packages/devel/netbsd-curses/package.mk
index 407fd69158..f9e9596763 100644
--- a/packages/devel/netbsd-curses/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/netbsd-curses/package.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ PKG_SECTION="devel"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="netbsd-libcurses portable edition"
 PKG_LONGDESC="netbsd-libcurses portable edition"
 
+pre_make_target() {
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC"
+}
+
 make_target() {
   make HOSTCC="$HOST_CC" PREFIX=/usr all-static
 }