diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 57693b24..b33979ef 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ endif
 # Compile flags
 #
 
-CFLAGS   = -I.              -O3 -std=c11  
-CXXFLAGS = -I. -I./examples -O3 -std=c++11
+CFLAGS   = -I.              -O3 -std=c11 -fPIC
+CXXFLAGS = -I. -I./examples -O3 -std=c++11 -fPIC
 LDFLAGS  =
 
 # OS specific