diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1b89283a62..3e74ab8311 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ if enabled shared; then
     # LIBOBJFLAGS may have already been set in the OS configuration
     if test -z "$LIBOBJFLAGS" ; then
         case "${subarch-$arch}" in
-            x86_64|ia64|alpha|sparc*|power*|parisc*|mips*) LIBOBJFLAGS='$(PIC)' ;;
+            x86_64|ia64|alpha|sparc*|ppc|power*|parisc*|mips*) LIBOBJFLAGS='$(PIC)' ;;
         esac
     fi
 fi