diff --git a/src/std/CMakeLists.txt b/src/std/CMakeLists.txt
index aeda51eee4..c21120189a 100644
--- a/src/std/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/std/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ include_directories(
 )
 
 add_library(${CSTDLIB_LIBRARY} STATIC ${cstdlib_SRCS})
+if(NOT WIN32)
+    add_definitions( -fPIC )
+endif()
 if(NOT HAVE_FNMATCH AND WIN32)
   # needed for PathMatchSpec for our fnmatch replacement
   target_link_libraries(${CSTDLIB_LIBRARY} ${SHLWAPI_LIBRARY})