diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c2f9977..c5745d5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ target_include_directories(vmctl
         PUBLIC  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
         PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/vmctl/include)
 target_compile_options(vmctl PRIVATE -O2 -Wall -Wextra)
+set_target_properties(vmctl PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 if(VMCTL_LTO)
     target_compile_options(vmctl PRIVATE -flto)
     target_link_options(vmctl PRIVATE -flto)