diff --git a/libs/silk/Makefile b/libs/silk/Makefile
index 653345e7de..3528e391cb 100644
--- a/libs/silk/Makefile
+++ b/libs/silk/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cflags-from-includes   = $(addprefix -I,$(1))
 ldflags-from-ldlibdirs = $(addprefix -L,$(1))
 ldlibs-from-libs       = $(addprefix -l,$(1))
 
-CFLAGS	+= -Wall -enable-threads -O3
+CFLAGS	+= -Wall -enable-threads -O3 -fPIC
 
 CFLAGS  += $(call cflags-from-defines,$(CDEFINES))
 CFLAGS  += $(call cflags-from-includes,$(CINCLUDES))