diff --git a/editors/led/Makefile b/editors/led/Makefile
index bb7a2249ab1d..52b88653c417 100644
--- a/editors/led/Makefile
+++ b/editors/led/Makefile
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ COMMENT=	A tiny text editor, with a number of useful programming features
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_PERL5=	yes
 
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH:L} == "amd64"
+CFLAGS+=	"-fPIC"
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>