diff --git a/srcpkgs/mutt/template b/srcpkgs/mutt/template
index 83124f770e1..3ed0b5b7d02 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mutt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mutt/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'mutt'
 pkgname=mutt
 version=1.5.24
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-pop --enable-imap --enable-smtp --enable-hcache
  --enable-gpgme --with-regex --with-idn --with-ssl --with-sasl
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ if [ "$build_option_trash" ] || [ "$build_option_sidebar" ]; then
 fi
 
 pre_build() {
-	make CC="$BUILD_CC" CFLAGS="$BUILD_CFLAGS" CPPFLAGS= mutt_md5
-	make CC="$BUILD_CC" CFLAGS="$BUILD_CFLAGS" CPPFLAGS= -C doc
+	make CC="$BUILD_CC" CFLAGS="$BUILD_CFLAGS -fPIC" CPPFLAGS= mutt_md5
+	make CC="$BUILD_CC" CFLAGS="$BUILD_CFLAGS -fPIC" CPPFLAGS= -C doc
 }
 post_install() {
 	rm ${DESTDIR}/etc/Muttrc.dist