diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e5b49ca..5ff6dce 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ set_target_properties(pugixml-shared pugixml-static pugixml
   PROPERTIES
     MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY}
     EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ON
+    POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
     SOVERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}
     VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})