--- rpm-4.4.2.2/file/src/Makefile.am.pix	2007-09-11 08:28:15.000000000 +0200
+++ rpm-4.4.2.2/file/src/Makefile.am	2007-10-19 14:24:00.000000000 +0200
@@ -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