diff -up swig-2.0.10/configure.ac.orig swig-2.0.10/configure.ac
--- swig-2.0.10/configure.ac.orig	2013-06-05 14:04:47.707542473 +0200
+++ swig-2.0.10/configure.ac	2013-06-05 14:07:20.338761781 +0200
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ then
 		 then CCSHARED="-fpic"
 		 else CCSHARED="+z"
 		 fi;;
+	s390x*-*-*) CCSHARED="-fpic" ;;
+	s390*-*-*) CCSHARED="-fPIC" ;;
 	*-*-linux*) CCSHARED="-fpic";;
 	*-*-freebsd* | *-*-openbsd*) CCSHARED="-fpic";;
 	*-*-netbsd*) CCSHARED="-fPIC";;