diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3f385ec496..ddfe916742 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ IMAGE = factor.image
 BUNDLE = Factor.app
 LIBPATH = -L/usr/X11R6/lib
 CFLAGS = -Wall
+FFI_TEST_CFLAGS = -fPIC
 
 ifdef DEBUG
 	CFLAGS += -g
diff --git a/vm/Config.linux.x86.64 b/vm/Config.linux.x86.64
index a02fcb4d6d..bfd1222496 100644
--- a/vm/Config.linux.x86.64
+++ b/vm/Config.linux.x86.64
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 include vm/Config.linux
 include vm/Config.x86.64
 LIBPATH = -L/usr/X11R6/lib64 -L/usr/X11R6/lib
-FFI_TEST_CFLAGS = -fPIC