diff --git a/buildout/software-profiles/xorg.cfg b/buildout/software-profiles/xorg.cfg
index 7da146bb36061c41ee85edca30189fba0840e07f..f5e935caf42dd397f2dd3b522390e56f191cd0e2 100644
--- a/buildout/software-profiles/xorg.cfg
+++ b/buildout/software-profiles/xorg.cfg
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ environment =
   LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${xcbproto:location}/lib:${libXau:location}/lib:${xorg-libpthread-stubs:location}/lib:${xextproto:location}/lib:${libX11:location}/lib:${libxcb:location}/lib
   LD_RUN_PATH=${xcbproto:location}/lib:${libXau:location}/lib:${xorg-libpthread-stubs:location}/lib:${xextproto:location}/lib:${libX11:location}/lib:${libxcb:location}/lib
   PATH=${pkgconfig:location}/bin:%(PATH)s
+  CFLAGS=-fPIC
 configure-options =
   --disable-specs