diff --git a/x11/qt2/patches/patch-configs_openbsd-g++-shared b/x11/qt2/patches/patch-configs_openbsd-g++-shared
index 1b00cad3ce0..44465b0946f 100644
--- a/x11/qt2/patches/patch-configs_openbsd-g++-shared
+++ b/x11/qt2/patches/patch-configs_openbsd-g++-shared
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  
  # Link flags for shared objects
 -SYSCONF_LFLAGS_SHOBJ	= -Bshareable
-+SYSCONF_LFLAGS_SHOBJ	= -shared
++SYSCONF_LFLAGS_SHOBJ	= -shared -fPIC
  
  # Flags for threading
 -SYSCONF_CFLAGS_THREAD	= 
diff --git a/x11/qt2/patches/patch-configs_openbsd-g++-shared-debug b/x11/qt2/patches/patch-configs_openbsd-g++-shared-debug
index 233c289ba0b..fae9f098962 100644
--- a/x11/qt2/patches/patch-configs_openbsd-g++-shared-debug
+++ b/x11/qt2/patches/patch-configs_openbsd-g++-shared-debug
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  
  # Link flags for shared objects
 -SYSCONF_LFLAGS_SHOBJ	= -Bshareable
-+SYSCONF_LFLAGS_SHOBJ	= -shared
++SYSCONF_LFLAGS_SHOBJ	= -shared -fPIC
  
  # Flags for threading
 -SYSCONF_CFLAGS_THREAD	=