diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f9e648a5b..479c20608 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ project(weechat C)
 # CMake options
 set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE OFF)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake" "${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}")
+set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 set(CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH ON)
 
 # compiler options