diff --git a/cpu/mpc5xxx/config.mk b/cpu/mpc5xxx/config.mk
index f84b098..0bee6d1 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc5xxx/config.mk
+++ b/cpu/mpc5xxx/config.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -mrelocatable -ffixed-r14 -meabi
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fPIC -ffixed-r14 -meabi
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_MPC5XXX -ffixed-r2 -ffixed-r29 \
 		     -mstring -mcpu=603e -mmultiple