diff --git a/mozilla/Makefile.am b/mozilla/Makefile.am
index 077eeaec33d476e5f436ae189d66cefa10ccda7e..a53cda2ad8c98fd6870ad3052019c8c92bb1914f 100644
--- a/mozilla/Makefile.am
+++ b/mozilla/Makefile.am
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ EXTRA_LIBRARIES = libnpvlc.a
 endif
 endif
 
+if HAVE_WIN32
+pic =
+else
+pic = pic
+endif
+
 libvlcplugin_la_SOURCES = $(SOURCES_mozilla_common) $(SOURCES_support)
 libvlcplugin_la_CFLAGS = `$(VLC_CONFIG) --cflags mozilla`
 libvlcplugin_la_CXXFLAGS = `$(VLC_CONFIG) --cxxflags mozilla`
@@ -159,11 +165,11 @@ libvlcplugin_la_LDFLAGS = `$(VLC_CONFIG) --libs mozilla` -module -avoid-version
 libvlcplugin_la_LIBADD = ../src/libvlc.la
 
 libnpvlc_a_SOURCES = $(SOURCES_mozilla_common) $(SOURCES_support)
-libnpvlc_a_CFLAGS = `$(VLC_CONFIG) --cflags mozilla pic` \
+libnpvlc_a_CFLAGS = `$(VLC_CONFIG) --cflags mozilla $(pic)` \
 	             $(CPPFLAGS_mozilla_EXTRA)
-libnpvlc_a_CXXFLAGS = `$(VLC_CONFIG) --cxxflags mozilla pic` \
+libnpvlc_a_CXXFLAGS = `$(VLC_CONFIG) --cxxflags mozilla $(pic)` \
 	               $(CPPFLAGS_mozilla_EXTRA)
-LDFLAGS_libnpvlc = $(LDFLAGS_npvlc) `$(VLC_CONFIG) --libs mozilla vlc builtin pic`
+LDFLAGS_libnpvlc = $(LDFLAGS_npvlc) `$(VLC_CONFIG) --libs mozilla vlc builtin $(pic)`
 libnpvlc_a_DEPENDENCIES = $(DATA_npvlc_rc)
 
 $(npvlc): $(libnpvlc_a_OBJECTS) $(libnpvlc_a_DEPENDENCIES) stamp-pic
@@ -176,7 +182,7 @@ $(npvlc): $(libnpvlc_a_OBJECTS) $(libnpvlc_a_DEPENDENCIES) stamp-pic
 # Stamp rules
 ###############################################################################
 stamp-pic:
-	@for dep in "" `$(VLC_CONFIG) --target builtin pic`; do \
+	@for dep in "" `$(VLC_CONFIG) --target builtin $(pic)`; do \
 	  if test "$${dep}" -nt "$(LIBRARIES_mozilla)"; then \
 	    rm -f $@; \
 	    break; \
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index cb4d8cefb0b369ad9ca7e972d9d0a0777ad6ceaa..286869b38d4d134bef24bafcf8e73bdcac80ea33 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ else
 lib_LIBRARIES = libvlc.a
 endif
 
+if HAVE_WIN32
+pic =
+else
+pic = pic
+endif
+
 if HAVE_WIN32
 if BUILD_SHARED
 DATA_noinst_libvlc = libvlc$(LIBEXT) libvlc$(LIBEXT).a