diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a4a08931..b31dfcdb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2465,13 +2465,6 @@ case "${host_os}" in
 	;;
 esac
 
-# cygwin
-# warning: -fPIC ignored for target (all code is position independent)
-
-if test -z "$ISCYGWIN" ; then
-	appendCXX -fPIC
-fi
-
 
 # Check whether --with-openssl was given.
 if test "${with_openssl+set}" = set; then
@@ -3082,6 +3075,12 @@ echo "$as_me: error: could not find dlopen. Try --disable-modules" >&2;}
 		appendMod -mimpure-text
 	fi
 
+	# cygwin doesn't know -fPIC, everything else needs it (for modules)
+	# warning: -fPIC ignored for target (all code is position independent)
+	if test -z "$ISCYGWIN" ; then
+		appendMod -fPIC
+	fi
+
 	if test -z "$ISDARWIN"; then
 		MODLINK="-shared"
 	else
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8ec15638..c8760d19 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ case "${host_os}" in
 	;;
 esac
 
-# cygwin
-# warning: -fPIC ignored for target (all code is position independent)
-
-if test -z "$ISCYGWIN" ; then
-	appendCXX -fPIC
-fi
-
 AC_ARG_WITH( [openssl],
 	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-openssl=DIR], [openssl's installation prefix]),
 	[OPENSSL=$withval],)
@@ -184,6 +177,12 @@ if test "$MODULES" = "yes"; then
 		appendMod -mimpure-text
 	fi
 
+	# cygwin doesn't know -fPIC, everything else needs it (for modules)
+	# warning: -fPIC ignored for target (all code is position independent)
+	if test -z "$ISCYGWIN" ; then
+		appendMod -fPIC
+	fi
+
 	if test -z "$ISDARWIN"; then
 		MODLINK="-shared"
 	else