diff --git a/release/libjpeg-turbo.spec b/release/libjpeg-turbo.spec
index 0cb2f6aa..fe60d898 100644
--- a/release/libjpeg-turbo.spec
+++ b/release/libjpeg-turbo.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ TurboJPEG/IPP.  It is faster in some areas but slower in others.
 #-->%setup -q
 
 #-->%build
-#-->configure prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/%{name} libdir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/%{name}/%{__lib}
+#-->configure prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/%{name} libdir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/%{name}/%{__lib} --with-pic
 #-->make prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/%{name} libdir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/%{name}/%{__lib}
 
 %install
diff --git a/release/makemacpkg b/release/makemacpkg
index e766cae2..5c44d291 100644
--- a/release/makemacpkg
+++ b/release/makemacpkg
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if [ $UNIVERSAL = 1 ]; then
 	fi
 	mkdir -p $TMPDIR/dist.x86
 	pushd $SRCDIR/osxx86
-	sh $SRCDIR/configure \
+	sh $SRCDIR/configure --with-pic \
 		CFLAGS='-isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk -mmacosx-version-min=10.4 -O3 -m32' \
 		CXXFLAGS='-isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk -mmacosx-version-min=10.4 -O3 -m32' \
 		LDFLAGS='-isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk -mmacosx-version-min=10.4 -m32'
diff --git a/release/makesunpkg b/release/makesunpkg
index 8eee6b35..6261688c 100644
--- a/release/makesunpkg
+++ b/release/makesunpkg
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ if [ $COMBINED = 1 ]; then
 	fi
 	PWD=`pwd`
 	cd $SRCDIR/solx86
-	sh $SRCDIR/configure CC=$CC CXX=$CXX CFLAGS= CXXFLAGS= LDFLAGS= host_alias=
+	sh $SRCDIR/configure --with-pic CC=$CC CXX=$CXX CFLAGS= CXXFLAGS= LDFLAGS= host_alias=
 	make install prefix=$PKGROOT AM_MAKEFLAGS="prefix=$PKGROOT"
 	cd $PWD
 fi