diff --git a/install-cuba b/install-cuba
index 4af019a..b4a8356 100755
--- a/install-cuba
+++ b/install-cuba
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 version=4.2
 cuba=Cuba-${version}
 cubasrc=`ls $cuba/src`
 
 # download if necessary
 if [[ x$cubasrc == x ]];
 then
     rm -r Cuba-${version}
     wget http://www.feynarts.de/cuba/${cuba}.tar.gz
     tar -xzf ${cuba}.tar.gz
     rm ${cuba}.tar.gz
 fi
 
 cd ${cuba}
 sed -i "s/MINSLICE 10/MINSLICE 1/" src/common/Parallel.c
+export CFLAGS="-fPIC"
 ./configure
 make