diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6a567b6..dace986 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@

 PREFIX = $(DESTDIR)/usr/local
 BINDIR = $(PREFIX)/bin
+CCFLAGS=-fPIC
+CXXFLAGS=-fPIC

 .PHONY: all help install uninstall distclean distclean-real

diff --git a/gui/gui.cpp b/gui/gui.cpp
index 1fd819e..33982d6 100644
--- a/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ WabbitemuFrame::WabbitemuFrame(LPCALC lpCalc) : wxFrame(NULL, wxID_ANY, wxT("Wab
        }

        #if (defined(__WXMSW__) && BIG_WINDOWS_ICON == 1)
-       wxBitmap bitmap(wxT(“wabbiticon.png”), wxBITMAP_TYPE_PNG);
+       wxBitmap bitmap(wxT("wabbiticon.png"), wxBITMAP_TYPE_PNG);
        icon.CopyFromBitmap(bitmap);
        #else
        wxIcon icon = wxIcon(wxICON(wabbiticon));