diff --git a/src/vty/Makefile.am b/src/vty/Makefile.am
index b7be6f8..6111123 100644
--- a/src/vty/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/vty/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 LIBVERSION=0:0:0
 
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
-AM_CFLAGS = -fPIC -Wall
+AM_CFLAGS = -Wall
 
 if ENABLE_VTY
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libosmovty.la