diff --git a/src/template/hpux-gcc b/src/template/hpux-gcc
index f888aaba868..54ee1f6e9fe 100644
--- a/src/template/hpux-gcc
+++ b/src/template/hpux-gcc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AROPT:crs
 CFLAGS:-DNOFIXADE
-SHARED_LIB:
+SHARED_LIB:-fPIC
 ALL:
 SRCH_INC:
 SRCH_LIB: