--- configure.ac.orig	2008-09-15 21:41:19.000000000 -0700
+++ configure.ac	2008-09-15 21:42:10.000000000 -0700
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
 AC_LIBTOOL_DLOPEN
 AC_LIBTOOL_WIN32_DLL
 AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
+lt_prog_compiler_pic=""
 AC_SUBST(PICFLAGS,${lt_prog_compiler_pic})
 AC_SUBST(SED)
 AC_C_BIGENDIAN