diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3abd48bf87..eddd5bb8cf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -214,10 +214,10 @@ if (APPLE)
 endif (APPLE)
 
 # set necessary flags to compile code as is
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${TARGET_M} -std=gnu99 -fno-pie -fstrict-aliasing -Werror -Wno-error=date-time -Wundef -Wmissing-declarations")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${TARGET_M} -std=gnu++11 -fno-pie -fstrict-aliasing -Werror -Wno-error=date-time -Wundef -Wmissing-declarations")
-set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} ${TARGET_M}")
-set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${TARGET_M} -std=gnu99 -fPIC -fstrict-aliasing -Werror -Wno-error=date-time -Wundef -Wmissing-declarations")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${TARGET_M} -std=gnu++11 -fPIC -fstrict-aliasing -Werror -Wno-error=date-time -Wundef -Wmissing-declarations")
+set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} ${TARGET_M} -fpie")
+set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -fpie")
 
 if (MINGW)
 	set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++")