diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/make/Makefile.rules b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/make/Makefile.rules
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/make/Makefile.rules
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/make/Makefile.rules
@@ -657,9 +657,14 @@
 $(DYLIB_OBJECTS) : CFLAGS += -DCOMPILING_LLDB_TEST_DLL
 
 ifneq "$(OS)" "Windows_NT"
+ifeq "$(DYLIB_ONLY)" ""
+CFLAGS += -fPIC
+CXXFLAGS += -fPIC
+else
 $(DYLIB_OBJECTS) : CFLAGS += -fPIC
 $(DYLIB_OBJECTS) : CXXFLAGS += -fPIC
 endif
+endif
 
 $(DYLIB_FILENAME) : $(DYLIB_OBJECTS)
 ifeq "$(OS)" "Darwin"