diff --git a/packages/other/fribidi/build b/packages/other/fribidi/build
index 37150d5fbf..7d48bf425b 100755
--- a/packages/other/fribidi/build
+++ b/packages/other/fribidi/build
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 . config/options $1
 
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DFRIBIDI_CHUNK_SIZE=4080"
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC -DPIC"
 
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \