diff --git a/sys/conf/kmod.mk b/sys/conf/kmod.mk
index 25db152aa001..521bd4f78ada 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kmod.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kmod.mk
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ CFLAGS+=	${DEBUG_FLAGS}
 CFLAGS+=	-fno-omit-frame-pointer -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer
 .endif
 
-.if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "aarch64" || ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "riscv"
+.if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "aarch64" || ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "riscv" || \
+    ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "powerpc"
 CFLAGS+=	-fPIC
 .endif