diff --git a/rules.mak b/rules.mak
index 3a056272e2..aec27f81db 100644
--- a/rules.mak
+++ b/rules.mak
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ endif
 %.o: %.dtrace
 	$(call quiet-command,dtrace -o $@ -G -s $<, "  GEN   $(TARGET_DIR)$@")
 
-%$(DSOSUF): CFLAGS += -fPIC -DBUILD_DSO
+DSO_OBJ_CFLAGS := -fPIC -DBUILD_DSO
+module-common.o: CFLAGS += $(DSO_OBJ_CFLAGS)
 %$(DSOSUF): LDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGS_SHARED)
 %$(DSOSUF): %.mo
 	$(call LINK,$^)
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ define unnest-vars
         # For non-module build, add -m to -y
         $(if $(CONFIG_MODULES),
              $(foreach o,$($v),
+                   $(eval $($o-objs): CFLAGS += $(DSO_OBJ_CFLAGS))
                    $(eval $o: $($o-objs)))
              $(eval $(patsubst %-m,%-y,$v) += $($v))
              $(eval modules: $($v:%.mo=%$(DSOSUF))),