diff --git a/protobuf.spec b/protobuf.spec
index f5b6603..0ee19c7 100644
--- a/protobuf.spec
+++ b/protobuf.spec
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ export CMAKE_BUILD_DIR=build-static
 	-Dprotobuf_USE_EXTERNAL_GTEST:BOOL=ON \
 	-Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package \
 	-Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=OFF \
+	-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-fPIC" \
 	-G Ninja \
 	../
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