diff --git a/packages/devel/dbus-glib/package.mk b/packages/devel/dbus-glib/package.mk
index 53158535bb..f53f282baa 100644
--- a/packages/devel/dbus-glib/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/dbus-glib/package.mk
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--disable-tests \
                          --disable-bash-completion \
                          --enable-asserts=yes"
 
+pre_configure_target() {
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC -DPIC"
+}
+
 post_makeinstall_target() {
   rm -rf $INSTALL/usr/bin/dbus-binding-tool
 }