diff --git a/libs/audio/Makefile.am b/libs/audio/Makefile.am
index 5bcf3cdcf..66fb7da98 100644
--- a/libs/audio/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/audio/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
 
 SUBDIRS= targets renderer . test
-AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS= @PREFER_PIC@
+CFLAGS+= @PREFER_PIC@
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 SDL_LIBS= @SDL_LIBS@
 XMMS_LIBS= @XMMS_LIBS@