diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d4b64a17..4ba3b1bb8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ include(cmake/dependencies.cmake)
 include(cmake/functions.cmake)
 include(cmake/san.cmake)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT} -fPIC")
+
 print("C flags: ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 print("CXX flags: ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
 print("Using CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}")