diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 4585f262..2c57dc21 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -515,9 +515,11 @@ endif
 LPPFLAGS              += -lstdc++
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)
+  ifneq ($(TARGET),mingw)
 	BUILD_CFLAGS  += -fPIC
 	BUILD_CPPFLAGS+= -fPIC
 	LIBFLAGS      +=
+  endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(GCC_MAJOR),2)