diff --git a/conda_recipe/wcslib/build.sh b/conda_recipe/wcslib/build.sh
index 3e39216..21ffdf4 100644
--- a/conda_recipe/wcslib/build.sh
+++ b/conda_recipe/wcslib/build.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+export CFLAGS='-fPIC'
+
 ./configure --prefix=$PREFIX
 
 make