diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql5/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql5/default.nix
index 4666530929e..3bd0da49379 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql5/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = [ps ncurses zlib perl openssl];
   
-  configureFlags = "--enable-thread-safe-client --disable-static --with-openssl=${openssl} --with-berkeley-db --with-embedded-server";
+  configureFlags = "--enable-thread-safe-client --disable-static --with-openssl=${openssl} --with-berkeley-db --with-embedded-server" +
+    (if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then " --with-lib-ccflags=-fPIC" else "");
+
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then "-fPIC" else "";
+  
+  NIX_CFLAGS_CXXFLAGS = if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then "-fPIC" else "";
 
   postInstall =
     ''