diff -u -r -N util-linux-2.11z.orig/fdisk/llseek.c util-linux-2.11z/fdisk/llseek.c
--- util-linux-2.11z.orig/fdisk/llseek.c	2002-10-31 14:44:31.000000000 +0100
+++ util-linux-2.11z/fdisk/llseek.c	2003-07-12 19:08:59.000000000 +0200
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 1994 Remy Card.  This file may be redistributed
  * under the terms of the GNU Public License.
+ *
+ * Changes:
+ * 20030712 - Alexander Gabert <pappy@nikita.ath.cx> - adding PIC defines
  */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -25,7 +28,8 @@
 
 #else	/* HAVE_LLSEEK */
 
-#if defined(__alpha__) || defined(__ia64__) || defined(__s390x__)
+/* do not use assembler to put together syscalls at compile time (for llseek for example) when using PIC */
+#if defined(__PIC__) || defined(__pic__) || defined(__alpha__) || defined(__ia64__) || defined(__s390x__)
 
 #define my_llseek lseek
 
diff -u -r -N util-linux-2.11z.orig/fdisk/sfdisk.c util-linux-2.11z/fdisk/sfdisk.c
--- util-linux-2.11z.orig/fdisk/sfdisk.c	2003-01-28 19:18:03.000000000 +0100
+++ util-linux-2.11z/fdisk/sfdisk.c	2003-07-12 19:08:38.000000000 +0200
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  *
  * Changes:
  * 19990319 - Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@conectiva.com.br> - i18n
+ * 20030712 - Alexander Gabert <pappy@nikita.ath.cx> - adding PIC defines
  */
 
 #define PROGNAME "sfdisk"
@@ -130,7 +131,9 @@
  *
  * Note: we use 512-byte sectors here, irrespective of the hardware ss.
  */
-#if !defined (__alpha__) && !defined (__ia64__) && !defined (__x86_64__) && !defined (__s390x__)
+
+/* do not use the assembler constructed syscalls for seeking if compiled as PIC */
+#if !defined(__PIC__) && !defined(__pic__) && !defined (__alpha__) && !defined (__ia64__) && !defined (__x86_64__) && !defined (__s390x__)
 static
 _syscall5(int,  _llseek,  uint,  fd, ulong, hi, ulong, lo,
        loff_t *, res, uint, wh);
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@
     in = ((loff_t) s << 9);
     out = 1;
 
-#if !defined (__alpha__) && !defined (__ia64__) && !defined (__x86_64__) && !defined (__s390x__)
+#if !defined(__PIC__) && !defined(__pic__) && !defined (__alpha__) && !defined (__ia64__) && !defined (__x86_64__) && !defined (__s390x__)
     if (_llseek (fd, in>>32, in & 0xffffffff, &out, SEEK_SET) != 0) {
 #else
     if ((out = lseek(fd, in, SEEK_SET)) != in) {
diff -u -r -N util-linux-2.11z.orig/mount/pivot_root.c util-linux-2.11z/mount/pivot_root.c
--- util-linux-2.11z.orig/mount/pivot_root.c	2002-11-29 12:02:56.000000000 +0100
+++ util-linux-2.11z/mount/pivot_root.c	2003-07-12 19:07:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 /* pivot_root.c - Change the root file system */
 
 /* Written 2000 by Werner Almesberger */
+/*
+ * Jul 11 2003 <solar@gentoo.org>
+ * avoid using assembler constructed _syscall2() when PIC is needed
+ */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>	/* needed for <linux/unistd.h> below */
 
-#ifdef __ia64__
+#if (defined(__ia64__) || defined(__PIC__) || defined(__pic__))
 # include <sys/syscall.h>
+# include <unistd.h>
 # define pivot_root(new_root,put_old) syscall(SYS_pivot_root,new_root,put_old)
 #else
 # include <linux/unistd.h>