diff --git a/libraries/rasqal/rasqal.SlackBuild b/libraries/rasqal/rasqal.SlackBuild
index 603817ea65..cf57cd8003 100644
--- a/libraries/rasqal/rasqal.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/rasqal/rasqal.SlackBuild
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # Slackware build script for rasqal
-# Written by ppr:kut <hmwiesinger@gmx.at>
 
-# Copyright 2007  Heinz Wiesinger
+# Copyright 2007-2008 Heinz Wiesinger <hmwiesinger@gmx.at>
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -24,10 +23,11 @@
 # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=rasqal
-VERSION=0.9.15
+VERSION=0.9.16
 ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
+
 CWD=$(pwd)
 TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
 PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
 elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
 fi
 
 set -e
diff --git a/libraries/rasqal/rasqal.info b/libraries/rasqal/rasqal.info
index 767be70359..725fa63c7c 100644
--- a/libraries/rasqal/rasqal.info
+++ b/libraries/rasqal/rasqal.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="rasqal"
-VERSION="0.9.15"
+VERSION="0.9.16"
 HOMEPAGE="http://librdf.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://download.librdf.org/source/rasqal-0.9.15.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="22aa82cd8953e2a870b6f183268a957f"
+DOWNLOAD="http://download.librdf.org/source/rasqal-0.9.16.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="fca8706f2c4619e2fa3f8f42f8fc1e9d"
 MAINTAINER="ppr:kut"
 EMAIL="HMWiesinger@gmx.at"
-APPROVED="rworkman"
+APPROVED="Erik Hanson"