diff --git a/packages/x11/lib/libXi/package.mk b/packages/x11/lib/libXi/package.mk
index 8af4d86387..9fc2de7cf7 100644
--- a/packages/x11/lib/libXi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/x11/lib/libXi/package.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain util-macros libX11 libXfixes"
 PKG_SECTION="x11/lib"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="libxi: X11 Input extension library"
 PKG_LONGDESC="LibXi provides an X Window System client interface to the XINPUT extension to the X protocol."
+PKG_BUILD_FLAGS="+pic"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--enable-static --disable-shared \
                            --enable-malloc0returnsnull \