diff --git a/posix.mak b/posix.mak
index a8322d549f6..9a4dab424ff 100644
--- a/posix.mak
+++ b/posix.mak
@@ -54,14 +54,10 @@ ifneq ($(BUILD),release)
     endif
 endif
 
-# default to PIC on x86_64, use PIC=1/0 to en-/disable PIC.
+# default to PIC, use PIC=1/0 to en-/disable PIC.
 # Note that shared libraries and C files are always compiled with PIC.
 ifeq ($(PIC),)
-    ifeq ($(MODEL),64) # x86_64
-        PIC:=1
-    else
-        PIC:=0
-    endif
+    PIC:=1
 endif
 ifeq ($(PIC),1)
     override PIC:=-fPIC