diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8c2be3783f..00c3bbc2a3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7225,21 +7225,6 @@ if test "$_largefiles" = yes || freebsd ; then
   fi
 fi
 
-echocheck "compiler support for -fno-PIC"
-if x86; then
-cat > $TMPC <<EOF
-int main(void) { return 0; }
-EOF
-if cc_check -fno-PIC ; then
-  CFLAGS="-fno-PIC $CFLAGS"
-  echores "yes"
-else
-  echores "no"
-fi
-else
-  echores "only used for x86"
-fi
-
 echocheck "compiler support for noexecstack"
 cat > $TMPC <<EOF
 int main(void) { return 0; }
diff --git a/libdha/Makefile b/libdha/Makefile
index 91bdbc8d2f..ad7e1f9be9 100644
--- a/libdha/Makefile
+++ b/libdha/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ SRCS=libdha.c \
 
 OBJS=$(SRCS:.c=.o)
 
-CFLAGS  = -I. -I.. $(OPTFLAGS) -fPIC
+CFLAGS  = -fPIC -I. -I.. $(OPTFLAGS)
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET_OS),OpenBSD)
 ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH_X86),yes)
diff --git a/vidix/drivers/Makefile b/vidix/drivers/Makefile
index 1561f7216d..831587b071 100644
--- a/vidix/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/vidix/drivers/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ BINDIR = $(LIBDIR)/mplayer/vidix
 VIDIX_LIBS = -L../../libdha -ldha
 VIDIX_LIBS_M = $(VIDIX_LIBS) -lm
 VIDIX_LIBS_X = $(VIDIX_LIBS_M) $(X_LIB)
-VIDIX_CFLAGS= -I. -I.. $(OPTFLAGS) -fPIC
+VIDIX_CFLAGS = -fPIC -I. -I.. $(OPTFLAGS)
 
 RAGE128_CFLAGS=$(VIDIX_CFLAGS) -DRAGE128
 MGA_CRTC2_CFLAGS=$(VIDIX_CFLAGS) -DCRTC2