diff --git a/bigloo.spec b/bigloo.spec
index 7bd05dd..3494981 100644
--- a/bigloo.spec
+++ b/bigloo.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:		bigloo
 Version: 	2.7a
-Release:	3%{?dist}
+Release:	4%{?dist}
 Summary: 	Bigloo is compiler for the Scheme programming language
 
 Group:		Development/Languages
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ XEmacs development environment for Bigloo
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}%{version}
 # disable bmem for now
-%patch0 -p1
+#%patch0 -p1
 perl -pi -e 's|bmask=755|bmask=644|' configure
 
 
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ perl -pi -e 's|bmask=755|bmask=644|' configure
 	%{!?_with_java: --jvm=no} \
 	--sharedbde=yes \
 	--sharedcompiler=yes \
-	--coflags="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
+	--coflags="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" \
+	--cpicflags="-fPIC"
 
 perl -pi -e 's|EMACSBRAND=.*|EMACSBRAND=emacs21|' Makefile.config