diff --git a/package/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.mk b/package/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.mk
index cd3fcb9755..bc431e5dd2 100644
--- a/package/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.mk
+++ b/package/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ endif
 # redefining it on the command line causes build problems.
 TRACE_CMD_CFLAGS = $(filter-out -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE,$(TARGET_CFLAGS))
 
+# Sparc64 needs -fPIC
+ifeq ($(BR2_sparc64),y)
+TRACE_CMD_CFLAGS += -fPIC
+endif
+
 # trace-cmd use CPPFLAGS to add some extra flags.
 # But like for CFLAGS, $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) contains _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
 # that causes build problems.