diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpgtcl/Makefile b/src/interfaces/libpgtcl/Makefile
index ff0e99e0f9..2473451d10 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpgtcl/Makefile
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpgtcl/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 #
 # IDENTIFICATION
-#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/libpgtcl/Attic/Makefile,v 1.3 1996/10/30 06:18:36 scrappy Exp $
+#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/libpgtcl/Attic/Makefile,v 1.4 1996/11/08 00:58:07 scrappy Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ ifdef KRBVERS
 CFLAGS+= $(KRBFLAGS)
 endif
 
+ifdef LINUX_ELF
+CFLAGS += -fPIC
+CC += -L $(POSTGRESDIR)/lib -lpq
+endif
+
 LIBSRCS= pgtcl.c pgtclCmds.c pgtclId.c
 
 install-headers: