diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6fbe2a4..02a6916 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ VERSION = $(shell grep 'static const char VERSION\[\] *=' $(PLUGIN).c | awk '{ p
 ### The C++ compiler and options:
 
 CXX      ?= g++
-CXXFLAGS ?= -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Wswitch-default -Wfloat-equal -Wundef -Wpointer-arith -Wconversion -Wcast-align -Wredundant-decls -Wno-unused-parameter -Woverloaded-virtual -Wno-parentheses
+CXXFLAGS ?= -fPIC -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Wswitch-default -Wfloat-equal -Wundef -Wpointer-arith -Wconversion -Wcast-align -Wredundant-decls -Wno-unused-parameter -Woverloaded-virtual -Wno-parentheses
 
 ### The directory environment: