--- stunnel-4.20/src/Makefile.am.old	2007-09-05 23:33:54.000000000 +0100
+++ stunnel-4.20/src/Makefile.am	2007-09-05 23:34:43.000000000 +0100
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ sbin_SCRIPTS = stunnel3
 # Unix shared library
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libstunnel.la
-libstunnel_la_SOURCES = $(shared_sources)
+libstunnel_la_SOURCES = -fPIC $(shared_sources)
 libstunnel_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version
 
 # Red Hat "by design" bug #82369