diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f20893d..f18c286 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY AUTOGEN_SOURCE_GROUP "Generated Files")
 # See cmake/YarpOptions.cmake.
 #include(YarpOptions)
 
+#########################################################################
+# Compile libraries using -fPIC to produce position independent code.
+set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+
 #########################################################################
 # Control whether libraries are shared or static (imported from YarpOptions)