diff --git a/packages/databases/mysql/build b/packages/databases/mysql/build
index f794a9234a..2c90135cb6 100755
--- a/packages/databases/mysql/build
+++ b/packages/databases/mysql/build
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC -DPIC"
+
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 ac_cv_c_stack_direction=-1 \
 ac_cv_sys_restartable_syscalls=yes \