diff -up check-0.9.5/configure.BAD check-0.9.5/configure
--- check-0.9.5/configure.BAD	2007-08-02 14:41:44.000000000 -0400
+++ check-0.9.5/configure	2007-08-02 14:41:59.000000000 -0400
@@ -18718,7 +18718,7 @@ LIBTOOL='$(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/libtoo
 
 
 if test -n "$GCC"; then
-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wwrite-strings"
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wwrite-strings -fPIC"
 fi
 for ac_prog in gcov
 do