diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 2c495a8..ae19fd3 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fn main() {
       if let Some(basename) = eat_extension(filename, ".c") {
         outpath = format!("{}/{}.o", out_dir, basename);
 
-        Command::new("cc").args(&[filepath.as_slice(), "-c", "-o"])
+        Command::new("cc").args(&[filepath.as_slice(), "-c", "-fPIC", "-o"])
                           .arg(outpath.clone())
                           .status().unwrap();
       }