diff --git a/contrib/depends/funcs.mk b/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
index 54cdf42e7..03189228a 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/funcs.mk
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ $(1)_config_env+=PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$($($(1)_type)_prefix)/share/pkgconfig
 $(1)_config_env+=PATH="$(build_prefix)/bin:$(PATH)"
 $(1)_build_env+=PATH="$(build_prefix)/bin:$(PATH)"
 $(1)_stage_env+=PATH="$(build_prefix)/bin:$(PATH)"
-$(1)_autoconf=./configure --host=$($($(1)_type)_host) --prefix=$($($(1)_type)_prefix) $$($(1)_config_opts) CC="$$($(1)_cc)" CXX="$$($(1)_cxx)"
+$(1)_autoconf=./configure --host=$($($(1)_type)_host) --prefix=$($($(1)_type)_prefix) --with-pic $$($(1)_config_opts) CC="$$($(1)_cc)" CXX="$$($(1)_cxx)"
 
 ifeq ($(filter $(1),libusb unbound),)
 $(1)_autoconf += --disable-dependency-tracking
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/expat.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/expat.mk
index 590245179..2968d45f4 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/expat.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/expat.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ $(package)_sha256_hash=ff60e6a6b6ce570ae012dc7b73169c7fdf4b6bf08c12ed0ec6f55736b
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
 $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --without-docbook --without-tests --without-examples
-$(package)_config_opts+=--enable-option-checking --without-xmlwf --with-pic
+$(package)_config_opts+=--enable-option-checking --without-xmlwf
 $(package)_config_opts+=--prefix=$(host_prefix)
 endef
 
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/hidapi.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/hidapi.mk
index 64935a36a..1293a7606 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/hidapi.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/hidapi.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ $(package)_config_opts_linux+=libudev_LIBS="-L$(host_prefix)/lib -ludev"
 $(package)_config_opts_linux+=libudev_CFLAGS=-I$(host_prefix)/include
 $(package)_config_opts_linux+=libusb_LIBS="-L$(host_prefix)/lib -lusb-1.0"
 $(package)_config_opts_linux+=libusb_CFLAGS=-I$(host_prefix)/include/libusb-1.0
-$(package)_config_opts_linux+=--with-pic
 endef
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/libusb.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/libusb.mk
index 53c91134c..669cd3529 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/libusb.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/libusb.mk
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ endef
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared
-  $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic --disable-udev
+  $(package)_config_opts_linux=--disable-udev
   $(package)_config_opts_mingw32=--disable-udev
   $(package)_config_opts_darwin=--disable-udev
-  $(package)_config_opts_freebsd=--with-pic --disable-udev
+  $(package)_config_opts_freebsd=--disable-udev
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/unbound.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/unbound.mk
index 254636bca..e9c0749e0 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/unbound.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/unbound.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --enable-static --without-pyunbound --prefix=$(host_prefix)
   $(package)_config_opts+=--with-libexpat=$(host_prefix) --with-ssl=$(host_prefix) --with-libevent=no
   $(package)_config_opts+=--without-pythonmodule --disable-flto --with-pthreads --with-libunbound-only
-  $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
   $(package)_config_opts_w64=--enable-static-exe --sysconfdir=/etc --prefix=$(host_prefix) --target=$(host_prefix)
   $(package)_config_opts_x86_64_darwin=ac_cv_func_SHA384_Init=yes
   $(package)_build_opts_mingw32=LDFLAGS="$($(package)_ldflags) -lpthread"
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/zeromq.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
index 669d06d83..ad2ab6736 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ $(package)_sha256_hash=6653ef5910f17954861fe72332e68b03ca6e4d9c7160eb3a8de5a5a91
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_config_opts=--without-documentation --disable-shared --without-libsodium --disable-curve
-  $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
-  $(package)_config_opts_freebsd=--with-pic
   $(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++11
 endef