diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 65b74fca2a..52f9c3e503 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1813,7 +1813,7 @@ case $target_os in
         ;;
     openbsd)
         enable malloc_aligned
-        LIBOBJFLAGS='$(PIC)'
+        enable pic
         SHFLAGS='-shared'
         oss_indev_extralibs="-lossaudio"
         oss_outdev_extralibs="-lossaudio"