diff --git a/srcpkgs/zlib/template b/srcpkgs/zlib/template
index febf920389..74cc65acef 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/zlib/template
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 # Template build file for 'zlib'
 pkgname=zlib
 version=1.2.5
+revision=1
 distfiles="http://www.zlib.net/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/usr --shared"
 if [ "${xbps_machine}" = "x86_64" ]; then
 	configure_args="${configure_args} --64"
 fi
+make_build_args="CFLAGS=-fPIC"
 make_install_args="LDCONFIG="
 short_desc="A compression/decompression Library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/zlib/zlib-devel.template b/srcpkgs/zlib/zlib-devel.template
index 84ee4ed021..01173f96bb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zlib/zlib-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/zlib/zlib-devel.template
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
 
+revision=1
+
 Add_dependency run glibc-devel
 Add_dependency run zlib