diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3d54ead0..b4f11685 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3334,7 +3334,7 @@ echo "include_mpn(\`ia64/ia64-defs.m4')" >> $gmp_tmpconfigm4i
     case $host in
       *-*-linux*)
 	cclist="gcc icc"
-	icc_cflags="-no-gcc"
+	icc_cflags="-no-gcc -fpic"
 	icc_cflags_optlist="opt"
 	# FIXME: Check if -O3 is really right.  The manual warns it is for
 	# large data sets, for which GMP uses assembly loops.
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f65d911a..fa4670d7 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ case $host in
     case $host in
       *-*-linux*)
 	cclist="gcc icc"
-	icc_cflags="-no-gcc"
+	icc_cflags="-no-gcc -fpic"
 	icc_cflags_optlist="opt"
 	# FIXME: Check if -O3 is really right.  The manual warns it is for
 	# large data sets, for which GMP uses assembly loops.