diff --git a/src/tools/gcc.jam b/src/tools/gcc.jam
index fdce9657f..3e5dca805 100644
--- a/src/tools/gcc.jam
+++ b/src/tools/gcc.jam
@@ -358,12 +358,21 @@ toolset.flags gcc.compile DEFINES <define> ;
 toolset.flags gcc.compile INCLUDES <include> ;
 toolset.flags gcc.compile.c++ TEMPLATE_DEPTH <c++-template-depth> ;
 
+rule compile.c++.pch ( targets * : sources * : properties * )
+{
+    setup-fpic $(targets) : $(sources) : $(properties) ;
+}
 
 actions compile.c++.pch
 {
     "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" -x c++-header $(OPTIONS) -D$(DEFINES) -I"$(INCLUDES)" -c -o "$(<)" "$(>)"
 }
 
+rule compile.c.pch ( targets * : sources * : properties * )
+{
+    setup-fpic $(targets) : $(sources) : $(properties) ;
+}
+
 actions compile.c.pch
 {
     "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" -x c-header $(OPTIONS) -D$(DEFINES) -I"$(INCLUDES)" -c -o "$(<)" "$(>)"