diff --git a/multimedia/bmpx/Makefile b/multimedia/bmpx/Makefile
index c50b09681494..d5576ea9a9ba 100644
--- a/multimedia/bmpx/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/bmpx/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-xine --disable-gst
 CONFIGURE_TARGET=	--build=${MACHINE_ARCH}-portbld-freebsd${OSREL}
-CONFIGURE_ENV=	CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -I${LOCALBASE}/include  -D__BSD_VISIBLE ${PTHREAD_CFLAGS}" \
+CONFIGURE_ENV=	CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -I${LOCALBASE}/include  -D__BSD_VISIBLE ${PTHREAD_CFLAGS} -fPIC" \
 		LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -L${LOCALBASE}/lib ${PTHREAD_LIBS}"
 
 MAN1=		bmpx.1