diff --git a/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile b/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile
index 738de3479987..9d484e9d480c 100644
--- a/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile
+++ b/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile
@@ -687,12 +687,6 @@ SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}=	tests
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
 
-.if ${MACHINE} == "powerpc"
-# Work around "relocation R_PPC_GOT16 out of range" errors
-PICFLAG=	-fPIC
-.endif
-PICFLAG+=	-DOPENSSL_PIC
-
 .if defined(ASM_${MACHINE_CPUARCH})
 .PATH:	${SRCTOP}/sys/crypto/openssl/${MACHINE_CPUARCH}
 .if defined(ASM_amd64)
diff --git a/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.inc b/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.inc
index 73c650d590ff..8f22d501e005 100644
--- a/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.inc
+++ b/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.inc
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ CFLAGS+=	-I${LCRYPTO_SRC}/providers/common/include
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LCRYPTO_SRC}/providers/fips/include
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LCRYPTO_SRC}/providers/implementations/include
 
+PICFLAG=	-fPIC
+PICFLAG+=	-DOPENSSL_PIC
+
 .SUFFIXES: .pc
 .PATH.pc:	${LCRYPTO_SRC}/exporters