diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c380b21..41e6c5d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ dnl checks for programs
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
-LT_INIT
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+LT_INIT([pic-only])
 
 AC_PATH_PROG(DOXYGEN,doxygen,false)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_DOXYGEN, test $DOXYGEN != false)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 39a7429..b647898 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 LIBVERSION=0:0:0
 
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
-AM_CFLAGS = -fPIC -Wall -ffast-math
+AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -ffast-math
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libosmodsp.la