diff --git a/config/Makefile.solaris b/config/Makefile.solaris
index fe78ca1..96e6d1f 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.solaris
+++ b/config/Makefile.solaris
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 NAME = $(GLEW_NAME)
 CC = cc
 LD = ld
-CFLAGS.EXTRA = -I/usr/openwin/include
+CFLAGS.EXTRA = -I/usr/openwin/include -Kpic
 LDFLAGS.SO = -G
 LDFLAGS.EXTRA = -L/usr/openwin/lib
 LDFLAGS.GL = -lGL -lX11
diff --git a/config/Makefile.solaris-gcc b/config/Makefile.solaris-gcc
index e00a95b..d66395b 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.solaris-gcc
+++ b/config/Makefile.solaris-gcc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 NAME = $(GLEW_NAME)
 CC = gcc
 LD = ld
-CFLAGS.EXTRA = -I/usr/openwin/include
+CFLAGS.EXTRA = -I/usr/openwin/include -fPIC
 LDFLAGS.SO = -G
 LDFLAGS.EXTRA = -L/usr/openwin/lib
 LDFLAGS.GL = -lGL -lX11