diff --git a/scripts/configure b/scripts/configure
index 9b341cb4..0441cac8 100755
--- a/scripts/configure
+++ b/scripts/configure
@@ -8116,7 +8116,7 @@ fi
       LDDL_FLAGS="-shared ${LIB_SPECS}"
       ;;
 
-    *-netbsd*|*-openbsd*)
+    *-netbsd*)
       # Not available on all versions:  check for include file.
       ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "dlfcn.h" "ac_cv_header_dlfcn_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_dlfcn_h" = xyes; then :
@@ -8132,6 +8132,11 @@ fi
       fi
       ;;
 
+    *-openbsd*)
+      SHLIB_CFLAGS="-fPIC"
+      LDDL_FLAGS="-shared ${LIB_SPEC}"
+      ;;
+
     *-nextstep*)
       LDDL_FLAGS="-nostdlib -r"
       ;;
diff --git a/scripts/configure.in b/scripts/configure.in
index cac7b9fd..6518f98f 100644
--- a/scripts/configure.in
+++ b/scripts/configure.in
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ if test $usingTcl ; then
       LDDL_FLAGS="-shared ${LIB_SPECS}"
       ;;
       
-    *-netbsd*|*-openbsd*)
+    *-netbsd*)
       # Not available on all versions:  check for include file.
       AC_CHECK_HEADER(dlfcn.h, test_ok=yes, test_ok=no)
       if test "$test_ok" = yes; then
@@ -1652,6 +1652,11 @@ if test $usingTcl ; then
       fi
       ;;
 
+    *-openbsd*)
+      SHLIB_CFLAGS="-fPIC"
+      LDDL_FLAGS="-shared ${LIB_SPEC}"
+      ;;
+
     *-nextstep*)
       LDDL_FLAGS="-nostdlib -r"
       ;;