diff --git a/packages/lang/llvm/package.mk b/packages/lang/llvm/package.mk
index 8228ec8189..352eba00f6 100644
--- a/packages/lang/llvm/package.mk
+++ b/packages/lang/llvm/package.mk
@@ -105,14 +105,8 @@ pre_configure_host() {
 }
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  # llvm fails to build with LTO support
-    strip_lto
-
-  # llvm 3.3+ fails to build with -Os
-  # see https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489708
-  # please test without this on llvm upgrade
-    export CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Os|-O2|"`
-    export CXXFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Os|-O2|"`
+  export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC"
+  export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fPIC"
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {