diff --git a/src/bootstrap/lib.rs b/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
index db2fe2db813a6..c98dd4751f6c1 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/lib.rs
@@ -843,6 +843,11 @@ impl Build {
             },
             _ => {},
         }
+
+        if !target.contains("windows") && target.contains("i686") {
+            base.push("-fPIC".into());
+        }
+
         return base
     }