diff --git a/guetzli_static.make b/guetzli_static.make
index d20fb77d..683eb8c2 100644
--- a/guetzli_static.make
+++ b/guetzli_static.make
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ ifeq ($(config),release)
   INCLUDES += -I. -Ithird_party/butteraugli
   FORCE_INCLUDE +=
   ALL_CPPFLAGS += $(CPPFLAGS) -MMD -MP $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
-  ALL_CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS) $(ALL_CPPFLAGS) -O3 -g `pkg-config --static --cflags libpng || libpng-config --static --cflags`
-  ALL_CXXFLAGS += $(CXXFLAGS) $(ALL_CPPFLAGS) -O3 -g -std=c++11 `pkg-config --static --cflags libpng || libpng-config --static --cflags`
+  ALL_CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS) $(ALL_CPPFLAGS) -O3 -fPIC -g `pkg-config --static --cflags libpng || libpng-config --static --cflags`
+  ALL_CXXFLAGS += $(CXXFLAGS) $(ALL_CPPFLAGS) -O3 -fPIC -g -std=c++11 `pkg-config --static --cflags libpng || libpng-config --static --cflags`
   ALL_RESFLAGS += $(RESFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
   LIBS +=
   LDDEPS +=
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ ifeq ($(config),debug)
   INCLUDES += -I. -Ithird_party/butteraugli
   FORCE_INCLUDE +=
   ALL_CPPFLAGS += $(CPPFLAGS) -MMD -MP $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
-  ALL_CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS) $(ALL_CPPFLAGS) -g `pkg-config --static --cflags libpng || libpng-config --static --cflags`
-  ALL_CXXFLAGS += $(CXXFLAGS) $(ALL_CPPFLAGS) -g -std=c++11 `pkg-config --static --cflags libpng || libpng-config --static --cflags`
+  ALL_CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS) $(ALL_CPPFLAGS) -fPIC -g `pkg-config --static --cflags libpng || libpng-config --static --cflags`
+  ALL_CXXFLAGS += $(CXXFLAGS) $(ALL_CPPFLAGS) -fPIC -g -std=c++11 `pkg-config --static --cflags libpng || libpng-config --static --cflags`
   ALL_RESFLAGS += $(RESFLAGS) $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
   LIBS +=
   LDDEPS +=
diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index 1a109d7a..993bbcbe 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ workspace "guetzli"
 
   project "guetzli_static"
     kind "StaticLib"
+    pic "On"
     files
       {
         "guetzli/*.cc",