diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 954c65cf..f353737e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1940,9 +1940,7 @@ elif `echo $host_os | grep -i 'sol' >/dev/null 2>/dev/null`; then
 	ISSUN=1
 fi
 
-if test "$host_cpu" = "x86_64"; then
-	appendCXX -fPIC
-fi
+appendCXX -fPIC
 
 
 # Check whether --with-openssl or --without-openssl was given.
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4925dfbf..165c4a55 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ elif `echo $host_os | grep -i 'sol' >/dev/null 2>/dev/null`; then
 	ISSUN=1
 fi
 
-if test "$host_cpu" = "x86_64"; then
-	appendCXX -fPIC
-fi
+appendCXX -fPIC
 
 AC_ARG_WITH( openssl, [  --with-openssl=/path/to/openssl], OPENSSL=$withval,)
 AC_ARG_ENABLE( debug, [  --enable-debug  enable debuging], appendCXX -Wall -ggdb -D_DEBUG, appendCXX -Wall -s -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer )