diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cabdc468c..bb13ef961 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ add_definitions(-DFALLBACK_CONFIG_DIR=\"${FALLBACK_CONFIG_DIR}\")
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-g")
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)
 set(CMAKE_C_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 add_definitions(
     -D_GNU_SOURCE