diff --git a/tools/posix.mak b/tools/posix.mak

index 679d964b..232e3f67 100644

--- a/tools/posix.mak

+++ b/tools/posix.mak

@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ dman:      $(ROOT)/dman

 dustmite:  $(ROOT)/dustmite

 $(ROOT)/dustmite: DustMite/dustmite.d DustMite/splitter.d DustMite/polyhash.d

-	$(DMD) $(DFLAGS) -version=Dlang_Tools DustMite/dustmite.d DustMite/splitter.d DustMite/polyhash.d -of$(@)

+	$(DMD) $(DFLAGS) -version=Dlang_Tools DustMite/dustmite.d DustMite/splitter.d DustMite/polyhash.d -fPIC -of$(@)

 $(TOOLS) $(DOC_TOOLS) $(CURL_TOOLS) $(TEST_TOOLS): $(ROOT)/%: %.d

-	$(DMD) $(DFLAGS) -of$(@) $(<)

+	$(DMD) $(DFLAGS) -fPIC -of$(@) $(<)

 d-tags.json:

 	@echo 'Build d-tags.json and copy it here, e.g. by running:'