diff --git a/src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 252d026e2..4ae3323bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ add_library(weechat_plugins STATIC ${LIB_PLUGINS_SRC})
 target_link_libraries(weechat_plugins coverage_config)
 
 add_definitions(${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS})
-if(NOT CYGWIN)
-  add_definitions(-fPIC)
-endif()
 add_library(weechat_plugins_scripts STATIC ${LIB_PLUGINS_SCRIPTS_SRC})
 
 include(CheckIncludeFiles)
diff --git a/tests/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt
index a6f591ee3..c211e3b5d 100644
--- a/tests/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ include_directories(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 
-if(NOT CYGWIN)
-  add_definitions(-fPIC)
-endif()
-
 list(APPEND FUZZ_TARGET_LINK
   weechat_core
   weechat_plugins
diff --git a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
index f06b3006d..2df393210 100644
--- a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ include_directories(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 
-if(NOT CYGWIN)
-  add_definitions(-fPIC)
-endif()
-
 if(ENABLE_PYTHON)
   add_definitions(-DHAVE_PYTHON)
 endif()