diff --git a/config/mt-papic b/config/mt-papic
index c78b51c84c..35b8c9e4dc 100644
--- a/config/mt-papic
+++ b/config/mt-papic
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-LIBCFLAGS_FOR_TARGET=$(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -fPIC
-LIBCXXFLAGS_FOR_TARGET=$(CXXFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -fPIC -fno-implicit-templates
+PICFLAG_FOR_TARGET=-fPIC
diff --git a/config/mt-sparcpic b/config/mt-sparcpic
index de6df68186..35b8c9e4dc 100644
--- a/config/mt-sparcpic
+++ b/config/mt-sparcpic
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-LIBCFLAGS_FOR_TARGET=$(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -fpic
-LIBCXXFLAGS_FOR_TARGET=$(CXXFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -fpic -fno-implicit-templates
+PICFLAG_FOR_TARGET=-fPIC
diff --git a/config/mt-x86pic b/config/mt-x86pic
index de6df68186..ff98727557 100644
--- a/config/mt-x86pic
+++ b/config/mt-x86pic
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-LIBCFLAGS_FOR_TARGET=$(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -fpic
-LIBCXXFLAGS_FOR_TARGET=$(CXXFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) -fpic -fno-implicit-templates
+PICFLAG_FOR_TARGET=-fpic