diff --git a/c/Makefile b/c/Makefile
index b27449c..bf79462 100644
--- a/c/Makefile
+++ b/c/Makefile
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ $(LIBFILE): $(LIBOBJ)
 
 # Object files
 %.o: %.c .deps/timestamp
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ -MMD -MF .deps/$*.d $<
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -c -o $@ -MMD -MF .deps/$*.d $<
 
 # Have a place to store header dependencies automatically generated by compiler
 .deps/timestamp:
diff --git a/cpp/Makefile b/cpp/Makefile
index 666f976..f37cf66 100644
--- a/cpp/Makefile
+++ b/cpp/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $(LIBFILE): $(LIBOBJ)
 
 # Object files
 %.o: %.cpp .deps/timestamp
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ -MMD -MF .deps/$*.d $<
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -fPIC -c -o $@ -MMD -MF .deps/$*.d $<
 
 # Have a place to store header dependencies automatically generated by compiler
 .deps/timestamp: