diff --git a/package/libpcap/libpcap.mk b/package/libpcap/libpcap.mk
index 04766eacdb..7a1d32f40e 100644
--- a/package/libpcap/libpcap.mk
+++ b/package/libpcap/libpcap.mk
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@ LIBPCAP_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_linux_vers=2 \
 		ac_cv_header_linux_wireless_h=yes # configure misdetects this
 LIBPCAP_CONF_OPT = --disable-yydebug --with-pcap=linux
 
+# microblaze needs -fPIC instead of -fpic
+ifeq ($(BR2_microblaze),y)
+LIBPCAP_CONF_ENV += CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -fPIC"
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))