diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 067550eec..60e1dd817 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 - tests: fix relay tests on s390x
 - tests: fix check of php plugin
-- tests: fix compilation of tests on Fedora 40
+- tests: fix compilation of tests on Fedora 40 and Rocky 9.4
 
 ## Version 4.3.0 (2024-05-26)
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 58c74e966..2aba8edf4 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ enable_language(CXX)
 remove_definitions(-DHAVE_CONFIG_H)
 include_directories(${CPPUTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
+if(NOT CYGWIN)
+  add_definitions(-fPIC)
+endif()
+
 if(ENABLE_PYTHON)
   add_definitions(-DHAVE_PYTHON)
 endif()