diff --git a/make/pkgs/transmission/transmission.mk b/make/pkgs/transmission/transmission.mk
index 27f4867baf..8dce3b410d 100644
--- a/make/pkgs/transmission/transmission.mk
+++ b/make/pkgs/transmission/transmission.mk
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ $(PKG)_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += -DB64_INCLUDE_DIR=OFF
 $(PKG)_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/
 $(PKG)_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=YES
 
+$(PKG)_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-fPIC"
 ifeq ($(strip $(FREETZ_PACKAGE_TRANSMISSION_STATIC)),y)
 $(PKG)_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
 endif