--- eclass/mysql.eclass	2007-05-11 10:39:42.000000000 +0200
+++ eclass/mysql.eclass	2007-05-23 22:54:50.000000000 +0200
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 
 	if use static ; then
 		myconf="${myconf} --with-client-ldflags=-all-static"
-		myconf="${myconf} --disable-shared"
+		myconf="${myconf} --disable-shared --with-pic"
 	else
 		myconf="${myconf} --enable-shared --enable-static"
 	fi