diff --git a/applypatch/Makefile b/applypatch/Makefile
index fa6298d4..de6d4268 100644
--- a/applypatch/Makefile
+++ b/applypatch/Makefile
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ clean:
 imgdiff: imgdiff.o bsdiff.o utils.o
 	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDLIBS) -o $@ $^
 
+libimgpatch.a utils.o: CXXFLAGS += -fPIC
 libimgpatch.a: imgpatch.o bspatch.o utils.o
 	${AR} rcs $@ $^