diff --git a/sys/conf/kmod.mk b/sys/conf/kmod.mk
index e9bf11201214..25de248a2002 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kmod.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kmod.mk
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	${DEBUG_FLAGS}
 CFLAGS+=	-fno-omit-frame-pointer -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer
 .endif
 
-.if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "aarch64"
+.if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "aarch64" || ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "riscv"
 CFLAGS+=	-fPIC
 .endif