diff --git a/lib/libspl/asm-generic/Makefile.in b/lib/libspl/asm-generic/Makefile.in
index 2a910dd22a..3491a47695 100644
--- a/lib/libspl/asm-generic/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/libspl/asm-generic/Makefile.in
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fno-strict-aliasing -Werror \
 atomic_SOURCE = atomic.c
 atomic_ASM = atomic.S
 COMPILE = $(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) \
-	  $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
+	  $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC
 
 EXTRA_DIST = ${atomic_SOURCE}
 all: all-am