diff --git a/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile b/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile
--- a/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile
+++ b/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile
@@ -617,8 +617,6 @@
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
 
-PICFLAG+=	-DOPENSSL_PIC
-
 .if defined(ASM_${MACHINE_CPUARCH})
 .PATH:	${SRCTOP}/sys/crypto/openssl/${MACHINE_CPUARCH}
 .if defined(ASM_amd64)
diff --git a/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.common b/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.common
--- a/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.common
+++ b/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.common
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@
 
 LDFLAGS+=	-Wl,-Bsymbolic
 
+PICFLAG=	-DOPENSSL_PIC
+
 .if !empty(SRCS:M*.S)
 ACFLAGS+=	-Wa,--noexecstack
 .endif