diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index 7d3516bc4272e1186dde2ceb89145cde7c5ad19d..23445bfaeed6d7a2642a1cd55becec9895fa5d0e 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ else
   FPIC:=-fpic
 endif
 
+HOST_FPIC:=-fPIC
+
 ARCH_SUFFIX:=
 ifneq ($(findstring -mips32r2,$(TARGET_OPTIMIZATION)),)
   ARCH_SUFFIX:=_r2