diff --git a/moo/mod/Makefile.am b/moo/mod/Makefile.am
index 6b5d5d8..5154ca1 100644
--- a/moo/mod/Makefile.am
+++ b/moo/mod/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CPPFLAGS_COMMON = \
 	-I$(abs_builddir)/../lib \
 	-I$(abs_srcdir) \
 	-I$(abs_srcdir)/../lib \
-	-I$(includedir) -fPIC
+	-I$(includedir)
 
 if WIN32
 # you must adjust the value of DEFAULT_PFMODPOSTFIX according 
diff --git a/moo/mod/Makefile.in b/moo/mod/Makefile.in
index 674546d..82a0ba1 100644
--- a/moo/mod/Makefile.in
+++ b/moo/mod/Makefile.in
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = nostdinc
 CPPFLAGS_COMMON = -I$(abs_builddir) -I$(abs_builddir)/../lib \
-	-I$(abs_srcdir) -I$(abs_srcdir)/../lib -I$(includedir) -fPIC \
+	-I$(abs_srcdir) -I$(abs_srcdir)/../lib -I$(includedir) \
 	$(am__append_1) $(am__append_2)
 
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