diff --git a/packages/x11/lib/libfontenc/build b/packages/x11/lib/libfontenc/build
index b92cccf4bf..1568e46a4f 100755
--- a/packages/x11/lib/libfontenc/build
+++ b/packages/x11/lib/libfontenc/build
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
+if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = x86_64 -o "$TARGET_ARCH" = arm  ]; then
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC"
+  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fPIC"
+fi
+
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \