diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f90da49..5be721f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
-LT_INIT
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+LT_INIT([pic-only])
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 7aaa046..2155a76 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 LIBVERSION=1:0:0
 
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
-AM_CFLAGS= -fPIC -Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
+AM_CFLAGS= -Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libosmoabis.la
diff --git a/src/input/Makefile.am b/src/input/Makefile.am
index 9937465..309fe9d 100644
--- a/src/input/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/input/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libosmoabis-input.la
 
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
-AM_CFLAGS= -fPIC -Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
+AM_CFLAGS= -Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
 
 libosmoabis_input_la_SOURCES  = dahdi.c		\
diff --git a/src/trau/Makefile.am b/src/trau/Makefile.am
index 47b5875..71a219c 100644
--- a/src/trau/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/trau/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 LIBVERSION=0:0:0
 
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
-AM_CFLAGS= -fPIC -Wall \
+AM_CFLAGS= -Wall \
 	   	$(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) \
 		$(ORTP_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_LIBS) \