diff --git a/src/backend/lib/Makefile b/src/backend/lib/Makefile
index 682084d4e1..515e228a34 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 1.4 1997/01/05 23:53:57 scrappy Exp $
+#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/lib/Makefile,v 1.5 1997/01/10 18:19:02 momjian Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ INCLUDE_OPT = -I.. \
               -I../port/$(PORTNAME) \
               -I../../include
 
-CFLAGS+=$(INCLUDE_OPT) -fpic -DPIC
+ifeq ($(CC), gcc)
+  CFLAGS+=$(INCLUDE_OPT) -fpic -DPIC
+endif
 
 OBJS = bit.o fstack.o hasht.o lispsort.o qsort.o stringinfo.o dllist.o