diff --git a/packages/graphics/tiff/build b/packages/graphics/tiff/build
index 46bc66c3a6..0ea2600b18 100755
--- a/packages/graphics/tiff/build
+++ b/packages/graphics/tiff/build
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC -DPIC"
+CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fPIC -DPIC"
+
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
@@ -37,4 +40,4 @@ cd $PKG_BUILD
 
 make
 
-$MAKEINSTALL
\ No newline at end of file
+$MAKEINSTALL