diff --git a/cf/version-script.m4 b/cf/version-script.m4
index f33601a26..f08e01344 100644
--- a/cf/version-script.m4
+++ b/cf/version-script.m4
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ cat > conftest.c <<EOF
 int gss_init_creds(int foo) { return 0; }
 EOF
 
-  if AC_TRY_COMMAND([${CC-cc} -c $CFLAGS conftest.c])  && 
+  if AC_TRY_COMMAND([${CC-cc} -c $CFLAGS -fPIC conftest.c])  && 
      AC_TRY_COMMAND([${CC-cc} -shared -Wl,--version-script,conftest.map $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -o libconftestlib.so conftest.o]);
   then
     rk_cv_version_script=yes