diff --git a/scripts/build_solaris.sh b/scripts/build_solaris.sh
index 8bda08e3..885f393a 100755
--- a/scripts/build_solaris.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_solaris.sh
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ cd ${BUILDDIR}
 
 download_verify_extract gdbm-1.23.tar.gz
 cd gdbm*
-./configure --enable-libgdbm-compat --disable-shared --prefix=${DEPSDIR}
+./configure --enable-libgdbm-compat --disable-shared --with-pic --prefix=${DEPSDIR}
 gmake -j4
 gmake install
 install_license