--- rpm-4.4.6/file/src/Makefile.am.pic	2005-10-31 23:51:41.000000000 +0100
+++ rpm-4.4.6/file/src/Makefile.am	2006-12-08 19:09:33.000000000 +0100
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ libmagic_la_SOURCES = magic.c apprentice
 	compress.c is_tar.c readelf.c print.c fsmagic.c \
 	funcs.c apptype.c
 libmagic_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:0
+libmagic_la_CFLAGS  = -prefer-pic
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = file
 file_SOURCES = file.c
--- rpm-4.4.6/zlib/Makefile.am.pic	2006-12-08 18:26:31.000000000 +0100
+++ rpm-4.4.6/zlib/Makefile.am	2006-12-08 19:09:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ libz_la_SOURCES = \
 	adler32.c compress.c crc32.c deflate.c gzio.c \
 	infback.c inffast.c inflate.c inftrees.c \
 	trees.c uncompr.c zutil.c
+libz_la_CFLAGS = -prefer-pic
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = example minigzip