--- src/liboptical/Makefile.in.orig	Tue Apr 11 00:42:03 2006
+++ src/liboptical/Makefile.in	Fri Apr 14 01:13:22 2006
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
 
 # convenience library, must NOT be set to static in here
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = librtms.la
-librtms_la_CFLAGS = -DRT_MULTISPECTRAL
+librtms_la_CFLAGS = -DRT_MULTISPECTRAL -fPIC
 librtms_la_LIBADD = \
 	${LIBRT} \
 	${BN} \