diff --git a/Makefile.def b/Makefile.def
index 86d15f1982f..35e994eb77e 100644
--- a/Makefile.def
+++ b/Makefile.def
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ target_modules = { module= libtermcap; no_check=true;
                    missing=maintainer-clean; };
 target_modules = { module= winsup; };
 target_modules = { module= libgloss; no_check=true; };
-target_modules = { module= libffi; no_install=true; };
+target_modules = { module= libffi; no_install=true;
+                   extra_configure_flags='--disable-shared --with-pic'; };
 target_modules = { module= zlib; bootstrap=true; };
 target_modules = { module= rda; };
 target_modules = { module= libada; };
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index d66e6208fa2..06a9398e172 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -55467,7 +55467,7 @@ configure-target-libffi:
 	  $$s/$$module_srcdir/configure \
 	  --srcdir=$${topdir}/$$module_srcdir \
 	  $(TARGET_CONFIGARGS) --build=${build_alias} --host=${target_alias} \
-	  --target=${target_alias}  \
+	  --target=${target_alias} --disable-shared --with-pic \
 	  || exit 1
 @endif target-libffi