diff --git a/package/base/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.conf b/package/base/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.conf
index 4250fd934..d1f098395 100644
--- a/package/base/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.conf
+++ b/package/base/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.conf
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if [ "$ROCKCFG_DIETLIBC_e2fsprogs" == "1" ] ; then
 	[ "$dietlibc_dynamic_static" = "dynamic" ] && confopt="$confopt --enable-dynamic-e2fsck"
 fi	
 
-confopt="$confopt --enable-fsck --libdir=$root/lib --with-root-prefix=$root/"
+confopt="$confopt --with-ccopts=-fPIC --enable-fsck --libdir=$root/lib --with-root-prefix=$root/"
 
 if [ $stagelevel -gt 1 -o "$crossnative" == "cross" ] ;
 then