diff --git a/src/backend/lib/Makefile b/src/backend/lib/Makefile
index 515e228a34..e7768be01e 100644
--- a/src/backend/lib/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/lib/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #    Makefile for lib (miscellaneous stuff)
 #
 # IDENTIFICATION
-#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/lib/Makefile,v 1.5 1997/01/10 18:19:02 momjian Exp $
+#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/lib/Makefile,v 1.6 1997/01/12 04:25:23 momjian Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ INCLUDE_OPT = -I.. \
               -I../port/$(PORTNAME) \
               -I../../include
 
-ifeq ($(CC), gcc)
-  CFLAGS+=$(INCLUDE_OPT) -fpic -DPIC
-endif
+CFLAGS+=$(INCLUDE_OPT) $(CFLAGS_SL)
 
 OBJS = bit.o fstack.o hasht.o lispsort.o qsort.o stringinfo.o dllist.o