diff --git a/packages/graphics/libpng/package.mk b/packages/graphics/libpng/package.mk
index 2c4efc2298..76999ed8b5 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/libpng/package.mk
+++ b/packages/graphics/libpng/package.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_lib_z_zlibVersion=yes \
                            --enable-static \
                            --disable-shared"
 
+PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--enable-static --disable-shared"
+
 pre_configure_host() {
+  export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC -DPIC"
   export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/include"
 }